Textile

mid-19th century

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Gift cloth, or fukusa, with woven pattern of dragons in roundels and flowers arranged in horizontal bands on a fret ground. In shades of rose, blue, green, and gray with details in silvered paper. Lined with loosely woven cotton cloth.

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Title: Textile
Date Created: mid-19th century
Location Created: Japan
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Medium: silk, metallic thread, cotton (lining) Technique: plain compound satin
Credit line: Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Robert H. Patterson

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Japan Metal Satin Silk Textile