About This Artwork

Japan

Fukusa (Gift Cover), Taishô period (1912–1926), 1912/26

Patterned side: silk, plain weave; stenciled and resist dyed; lined with silk, plain weave; interlined with cotton, plain weave; silk, running "controlling" stitches along all edges; silk-wrapped cotton, knotted, re-plied fringe tassels
35.5 x 34 cm (14 x 13 3/8 in.)
Gift of Mary V. and Ralph E. Hays, 2001.231

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Ownership History

Acquired by Hays: April 10, 1979. Winnie Dahl, Oakland, Ca. and Kyoto.