Not currently on display at the V&A

Fragment

first half 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Textile fragment of brocaded silk in silks and gold threads. Pattern in blue, brown and straw colour, and consists of a network of irregularly shaped compartments, many enclosing pairs of confronting cranes or floral sprays on a ground of fret, diamond, chevron, hexagon, diagonal and other diaper.

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Brocaded silk in silks and gold threads
Brief description
Textile fragment of brocaded silk in silks and gold threads, Japan, first half of 19th century
Physical description
Textile fragment of brocaded silk in silks and gold threads. Pattern in blue, brown and straw colour, and consists of a network of irregularly shaped compartments, many enclosing pairs of confronting cranes or floral sprays on a ground of fret, diamond, chevron, hexagon, diagonal and other diaper.
Dimensions
  • Length: 13.5in
  • Width: 6in
Credit line
Given by A. F. Kendrick, Esq.
Collection
Accession number
T.83-1914

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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