About This Artwork

Japan

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

Woven in one piece (hikikaeshi); Mon side: silk, plain weave (shioze); dye extracted through stenciled chemical dye stripper (bassen); Patterned side: silk, plain weave (shioze); resist dyed and stenciled (yûzenzome: suri yûzenzome); embroidered with silk and wild silk in straight stitches: interlined with cotton, plain weave; silk, running "controlling" stitches along all edges; corner: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped cotton, oblique interlacing over wrapped cotton ball, knotted and re-plied fringe tassels
76 x 66.6 cm (39 7/8 x 26 1/4 in.)
Gift of Mary V. and Ralph E. Hays, 2001.232

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

The Art Institute of Chicago, The Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, "Fukusa and Furoshiki: Splendid Japanese Gift Covers and Wrapping Cloths," July 17–November 17, 2002

Ownership History

Acquired by Hays: July 7, 1982. alexander Gilmore, dba Shoguns Lady, San Aneselmo, Ca.