gift cover (fukusa)

Meiji1868-1900

Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Indianapolis, United States

White silk painted with a shikishi-dori design of an egret painted on a poem paper (shikishi), laid over a design of a lotus flower and leaves. Embroidered details. Sewn in the tachikire awase style. Lining: White silk, plain weave.

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Details

Title: gift cover (fukusa)
Creator: Meiji
Date Created: 1868-1900
Rights: Public Domain
Medium / Support: painted | embroidered | Gold Wrapped Threads
External Link: See this object at www.imamuseum.org
Dimensions: 28 x 25-1/2 in.
Department: Textile and Fashion Arts
Credit Line: Gift of Eliza M. Niblack
Creation Period: Meiji
Accession Number: 16.881

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