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1801 / 1850, Japan

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Identifier
T.144-1914
Acquisition
Given by A. F. Kendrick, Esq.
Collection
Dimension
33.3375 cm (length)
23.1775 cm (width)
Production time
Production place
Type of object

Description

Textile fragment of brocaded silk in silk and gilt paper strips, Japan, first half of 19th century Textile fragment of brocaded silk in silk and gilt paper strips. Pattern in colours on a dull olive ground, partly concealing the gold beneath, and consists of frogs, snails, dragon-flies, butterflies, winged beetles and spiders.