Art Institute of Chicago

Fukusa (Gift Cover)

Japan

Date

late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912), 19th century

Medium

SIlk, satin weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton in single back, Chinese knot, satin, single satin and stem stitches; laidwork, couching and paper-padded couching

Culture

Japan

Department

Textiles

Institution

Art Institute of Chicago

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