About This Artwork
Altar Cover (Uchishiki)Late Edo period (1789–1868), early 19th century
Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip, slit tapestery weave (kossu); backed with silk, plain weave, creped wefts; tassels: painted and plied
65 x 64.7 cm (25 5/8 x 25 1/2 in.)
Gift of Gaylord Donnelley in memory of Frances Gaylord Smith, 1991.793
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Not on Display