Fukusa (Gift Cover) by Japan, textile, 1868-1883

Fukusa (Gift Cover)

Japan

Year
1868-1883
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
Dimensions
74.1 × 66.7 cm (29 1/8 × 26 1/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago

Cultural & Historical Context

Classification
Textile
Culture
Japan
Period
Meiji period (1868–1912)

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