Fukusa (Gift Cover) by Japan, textile, 1750-1800

Fukusa (Gift Cover)

Japan

Year
1750-1800
Medium
Patterned side: silk, plain weave, with creped wefts (chirimen); embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper -strip wrapped cotton and wrapped silk, in satin, silk padded satin and stem stitches; laidwork and couching; Lined with silk, plain weave; interlined with cotton, plain weave sewn with front and lining matched in size (Tachikire awase)
Dimensions
53.5 × 56.5 cm (21 × 22 1/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago

Cultural & Historical Context

Classification
Textile
Culture
Japan
Period
Middle Edo period

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