Gift Cover

29-96-145

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Fukusa
Object Number 29-96-145
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese
Provenience Japan
Date Made 1750 - 1800 CE
Section Asian
Materials Satin | Crepe | Gold
Technique Embroidered
Iconography Flowers | Floral | New Year
Inscription Language Japanese Language
Description

Oblong gift cover (fukusa); purple satin with red crepe edge and lining. Kotobuki (寿) character in gold thread with floral embroidery for occasions of marriage or New Year. 1750-1800 CE.

Length 79 cm
Width 69 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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