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Fukusa (Gift Cover)

Art Institute of Chicago

Artwork Details

Date
late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912), 19th century
Medium
Mon side: silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped silk, slit and single dovetailed tapestry weave (tsuzure); pattern side: silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit and single dovetailed tapestry weave (tsuzure); corners: gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped cotton, 1:1 tubular oblique interlacing over cotton core, knotted; gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk wrapped cotton ball, and re-plied fringe tassels
Culture
Japan
Public Domain
Yes
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