Fukusa (Gift Cover)
Saeki Ganryô
1801–1825
- Medium
- Patterned side: silk, warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave (shioze); painted with India ink (sumi) and gold paint; lining: silk, wrap-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave (shioze); sewn with front and lining matched in size (Tachikire awrase); silk, running "controlling" stitches along all edges; corners: silk, knotted and re-piled fringe tassels
- Dimensions
- 61 × 54.8 cm (24 × 21 5/8 in.)
- Genre
- Textile
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
silk (fiber)East Asianlate edoweaving - printededo (japanese period)TextileJapanismweavingasian