1776 / 1825, Japan

1776 / 1825, Japan

Identifier
T.97-1927
Acquisition
Given by Mr T. B. Clark-Thornhill
Collection
Material
Technique
Depiction
Dimension
215 cm (length)
192.5 cm (width)
Production time
Production place
Type of object

Description

Panel of a Buddhist textile, monochrome figured satin silk (rinzu) with embroidery in silk and metallic thread, Japan, Edo period, late 18th or early 19th century Panel of a Buddhist textile, of satin silk embroidered with roundels with characters in the Siddham script, used for writing Sanskit, on lotus flowers against a diapered ground with floral borders.