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Fukusa (Gift Cover)

1868-1912 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Japan (made)

Fukusa of scarlet silk, embroidered with two crests of peony and wisteria. It is lined with yellow silk.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Embroidery
Object type
Fukusa (gift cover)
Materials and techniques
Embroidered silk
Silk (Textile)
Embroidering
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.
Dimensions
  • Length: 7.25in
  • Width: 7.25in
Style
Meiji
Credit line
Bequeathed by Lt. Col. G. B. Croft-Lyons FSA
Object history
Registered File number 1926/6626.
Subjects depicted
Flowers
Crests
Bibliographic reference
Takemura, Akihiko. Fukusa : Japanese gift covers. Tokyo: Iwasaki Bijutsu-sha, 1991, p. 295. ISBN 475341325X
Other number
Loan No. 709
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
T.156-1926

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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