Fukusa (Gift Cover)

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Japan (made)

Fukusa of embroidered silk satin. The square, which is of terracotta satin, is embroidered with peonies and chrysanthemums in gold thread.

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Categories	Textiles Embroidery
Object type	Fukusa (gift cover)
Materials and techniques	Silk satin with embroidery in gold thread Silk (Textile) Gold Thread Satin Weave Embroidering
Brief description	Fukusa, silk satin with embroidery in gold thread, Japan, early Meiji period, 1868-1883
Physical description	Fukusa of embroidered silk satin. The square, which is of terracotta satin, is embroidered with peonies and chrysanthemums in gold thread.
Dimensions	Height: 89.5cm Width: 67cm
Style	Meiji
Credit line	Bequeathed by Lt. Col. G. B. Croft-Lyons FSA
Object history	Registered File number 1926/6626.
Subjects depicted	Chrysanthemums Peony
Bibliographic reference	Takemura, Akihiko. Fukusa : Japanese gift covers. Tokyo: Iwasaki Bijutsu-sha, 1991, p. 295. ISBN 475341325X
Other number	Loan No. 696
Collection	East Asia Collection
Accession number	T.146-1926

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Record created	June 25, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O485834/fukusa-gift-cover-unknown/

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