Fukusa (Gift Cover)
1868-1900 (made)
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Fukusa (gift cover) of satin-weave silk, embroidered in long and short and brick stitches, with french knots and couched work. A pair of cranes, worked in shades of black and grey are standing against a background of which the lower part is grey and the upper terracotta.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Satin silk with embroidery in silk thread |
| Brief description | Fukusa (gift cover), satin silk with embroidery in silk thread, Japan, early Meiji period, 1868-1900 |
| Physical description | Fukusa (gift cover) of satin-weave silk, embroidered in long and short and brick stitches, with french knots and couched work. A pair of cranes, worked in shades of black and grey are standing against a background of which the lower part is grey and the upper terracotta. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Stern |
| Object history | Registered File number 1391-1934. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Takemura, Akihiko. Fukusa : Japanese gift covers. Tokyo: Iwasaki Bijutsu-sha, 1991, p. 295. ISBN 475341325X |
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| Accession number | T.59-1934 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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