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Fukusa (Gift Cover)

late 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fukusa of green plain weave woollen fabric, embroidered in white silk with a crest of crossed oak leaves.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Plain weave wool with embroidery in silk thread
Brief description
Fukusa, green plain weave wool with embroidery in white silk thread, Japan, Edo period, late 18th century
Physical description
Fukusa of green plain weave woollen fabric, embroidered in white silk with a crest of crossed oak leaves.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19in
  • Width: 24in
Style
Credit line
Bequeathed by Lt. Col. G. B. Croft-Lyons FSA
Object history
Registered File number 1926/6626.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Takemura, Akihiko. Fukusa : Japanese gift covers. Tokyo: Iwasaki Bijutsu-sha, 1991, p. 295. ISBN 475341325X
Collection
Accession number
T.174-1926

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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