About This Artwork
Fukusa (Gift Cover)Heisei period (1989–present), 1991
Mon side: silk, warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave (shioze); stenciled dyed (yûzenzome: utsushinori yûzenzome); lining: silk, warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave (shioze); sewn with lining extending beyond front equally along edges of all sides (Shihôhi); corner: gold-metallized-probably polyester-film wrapped rayon, knotted, buttonhole stitch covered, and re-plied fringe tassels
54.3 x 52.5 cm (21 3/8 x 20 5/8 in.)
Gift of Mary V. and Ralph E. Hays, 2001.246
Textiles
Not on Display
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