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Fukusa (Gift Cover)

second half 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Japan (made)

This textile cover is called a 'fukusa'. Traditionally in Japan, gifts were placed in a box on a tray, over which a fukusa was draped. The choice of a fukusa appropriate to the occasion was an important part of the gift-giving ritual. This fukusa is woven with a design of cranes which are a symbol og longevity in Japan.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Tapestry
Object type
Fukusa (gift cover)
Materials and techniques
Tapestry woven silk, gold thread
Silk (Textile)
Tapestry Weave
Brief description
Gift cover (fukusa) of tapestry woven silk, Japan (Edo), second half of 19th century
Physical description
Gift cover (fukusa) of tapestry woven silk depicting cranes. Silk with a navy blue ground on which are four cranes woven with grey, white and blue feathers, and picked out with gold thread. There is a plain strip of white at the top and bottom of the panel. Sewn to one corner is a paper tab with an inscription in Japanese.
Dimensions
  • Length: 72.5cm
  • Width: 65.0cm
Subject depicted
Cranes
Summary
This textile cover is called a 'fukusa'. Traditionally in Japan, gifts were placed in a box on a tray, over which a fukusa was draped. The choice of a fukusa appropriate to the occasion was an important part of the gift-giving ritual. This fukusa is woven with a design of cranes which are a symbol og longevity in Japan.
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
T.262-1959

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Record createdDecember 19, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O119897/fukusa-gift-cover-unknown/
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