Fukusa (Gift Cover)
1868-1912 (made)
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Fukusa of scarlet silk, embroidered with two crests of peony and wisteria. It is lined with yellow silk.
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Materials and techniques | Embroidered silk |
Brief description | Fukusa, embroidered silk, Japan, Meiji period, 1868-1912 |
Physical description | Fukusa of scarlet silk, embroidered with two crests of peony and wisteria. It is lined with yellow silk. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Lt. Col. G. B. Croft-Lyons FSA |
Object history | Registered File number 1926/6626. |
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Bibliographic reference | Takemura, Akihiko. Fukusa : Japanese gift covers. Tokyo: Iwasaki Bijutsu-sha, 1991, p. 295. ISBN 475341325X |
Other number | Loan No. 709 |
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Accession number | T.156-1926 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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