Not currently on display at the V&A

Length

1800-1950 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Length of cotton for a ceremonial wedding bedding (futon) cover. Cotton dyed with indigo, light blue, pinkish-grey and white with three stencilled roundels, one with a paper-folded crane, one with plum blossom, one with a butterfly.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Resist-dyed cotton
Brief description
Length of stencil and resist-dyed cotton, Kyoto, 1800-1950
Physical description
Length of cotton for a ceremonial wedding bedding (futon) cover. Cotton dyed with indigo, light blue, pinkish-grey and white with three stencilled roundels, one with a paper-folded crane, one with plum blossom, one with a butterfly.
Dimensions
  • Length: 139.7cm
  • Width: 32.5cm
  • Length: 55in
  • Width: 1.75in
Production
Kyoto area, Japan
Collection
Accession number
T.132-1968

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Record createdFebruary 12, 2000
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