Embroidered Fukusa

Cleveland Museum of Art

Embroidered Fukusa by an unknown artist. The image depicts a rectangular piece of fabric with a dark blue background and a colorful boat in the center. The boat has a brown hull with pink and gold accents and a large sail with red, white, green, and blue sections. A gold circle with a black design is in the center of the sail. The boat has a dragon's head at the front and people dressed in traditional clothing are on board. A white bird flies above the boat. The water below the boat is dark blue with white and gold waves. Gold clouds are scattered throughout the image. A red and white banner with Japanese characters is attached to the right side of the boat. The fabric has a red and gold border around the edges.