Length
1800-1920 (made)
Artist/Maker | |
Place of origin |
This length of cotton fabric was once part of a a bedding cover, or futonji, created to celebrate a marriage. Such textiles were decorated with auspicious images chosen to bestow good fortune on the newly-wed couple. This fabric is patterned with the image of a tortoise. In Japn this animal is a symbol of longevity and is believed to carry good wishes on its back.
Object details
Category | |
Object type | |
Materials and techniques | Resist-dyed and stencilled cotton |
Brief description | Length of resist-dyed and stencilled cotton, Japan, 1800-1920 |
Physical description | Length of cotton fabric for a ceremonial wedding bedding (futon) cover with free-hand paste-resist decoration (tsutsugaki) of three roundels. One containing bamboo, second tortoise and the third mandarin flowers, all stencilled in grey, pink, white and pale blue on indigo dyed ground. |
Dimensions |
|
Subject depicted | |
Summary | This length of cotton fabric was once part of a a bedding cover, or futonji, created to celebrate a marriage. Such textiles were decorated with auspicious images chosen to bestow good fortune on the newly-wed couple. This fabric is patterned with the image of a tortoise. In Japn this animal is a symbol of longevity and is believed to carry good wishes on its back. |
Collection | |
Accession number | T.134-1968 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
Record created | February 12, 2000 |
Record URL |
Download as: JSON