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Fukusa (Gift Wrapper)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Light blue rectangular fabric with frayed edges. Two semicircles overlapping; top one is beige and lower one is brown. Top semicircle contains green and yellow leaves and brown seeds or berries on long green stems, and small white bird with brown wings and tail. Bottom semicircle contains brown branch with white flowers, and brown bird with long curved beak sitting on branch.

Artwork details

Date:
late 18th or early 19th century
Medium:
Silk, metallic thread
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
574 × 625 px
Museum record:
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