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Bed cover, futonji
Bed cover, futonji
Bed cover, futonji
DepartmentTextiles-Asia

Bed cover, futonji

NameBedding
Artist Artist not recorded
Dateca. 1860
Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia
Mediumcotton
DimensionsOverall: 57 7/8 x 53 3/4 in. (147 x 136.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Julia Meech and Andrew Pekarik in honor of Nucy Meech
Object numberFA.1986.539.16
DescriptionPainted, resist dyed, stitched. Tsutsugati techinque on cotton. 5 panels hand sewn together. Reds, blues, browns, on blue. Phoenix is skillfully drawn and detailed in dramatic pose with open beak
approaching the multicolored paulownia leaf.See FA.1986.539-13 C sheet
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