Wrapping Cloth
1800-1950 (made)
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Furoshiki wrapping cloth of cotton, resist-dyed and painted with a design in light blue and white on dark blue. In the four corners are, respectively, a turtle, a spring of blossom, a branch of bamboo and a bird. In the centre is a circle containing two crossed feathers. There are smaller floral devices between the corner motifs.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton, resist-dyed and painted |
| Brief description | Furoshiki wrapping cloth of cotton, resist-dyed and painted, Yonezawa, Yamagata (prefecture), Japan, 1800-1950 |
| Physical description | Furoshiki wrapping cloth of cotton, resist-dyed and painted with a design in light blue and white on dark blue. In the four corners are, respectively, a turtle, a spring of blossom, a branch of bamboo and a bird. In the centre is a circle containing two crossed feathers. There are smaller floral devices between the corner motifs. |
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| Production | Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, JAPAN |
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| Accession number | T.333-1960 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2000 |
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