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Fukusa (Gift Cover)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Date:
early Meiji period (1868–1912), 1868/83
Medium:
Mon side: silk, warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave (shioze); appliquéd with paper covered wood forms; embroidered with silk, laid threads couched along form edges; lined with silk, plain weave (heiken); sewn with front and lining matched in size (Tachikiri awase)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
2050 × 2250 px
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