Art Institute of Chicago

Fukusa (Gift Cover)

Japan

Date

early Meiji period (1868–1912), 1868/83

Medium

Mon side: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave self-patterned by areas of weft-float faced 1:3 'Z' twill interlacings; embroidered with silk, laidwork and couching Lined with silk, warp-float 4:1 satin weave (shusu); sewn with front and lining matched in size (Tachikiri awase); silk, running "controlling" stitches along all edges

Culture

Japan

Department

Textiles

Institution

Art Institute of Chicago

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