Medium:

Cotton

Dimensions:

H x W: 168.5 × 33.3 cm (66 5/16 × 13 1/8 in)

Type:

Costume and Textile

Origin:

Japan

Date:

early 20th century

Period:

Meiji, Taisho, or Showa era

Description:

A length of textile (once a section of a quilt cover) dyed in a complex white-on-blue design of a large grid alternating pictorial motifs and various checks or plaids, all dyed with ikat. The design gives the suggestion of patchwork, but is a single skilled construction of well-planned dyeing and weaving.

Topic:

Meiji era (1868 - 1912)  Search this

Taisho era (1912 - 1926)  Search this

Showa era (1926 - 1989)  Search this

Japan  Search this

Japanese Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of the Jeffrey Krauss Collection of Japanese Textiles

Accession Number:

S2016.5

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3044fc076-6c8d-4c44-ba9c-f51af2279bed

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S2016.5