About This Artwork

Japan

Fukusa, 19th century

Patterned side: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped cotton, slit tapestry weave (tsuzure);
Lining: silk, 7:1 satin damask weave (donsu); sewn with front and lining matched in size (Tachikiri awase); silk, running “controlling” stitches along all edges; corners: gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped silk, 1:1 tubular oblique interlacing over cotton core, knotted; gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped silk wrapped cotton ball, and re-plied fringe tassels
72.4 x 63.5 cm (28 1/2 x 25 in.)
Gift of the James D. Tigerman Estate, 2004.950