About This Artwork

Japan

Fukusa, 19th century

Mon side: silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped silk, slit and single dovetailed tapestry weave (tsuzure); pattern side: silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit and single dovetailed tapestry weave (tsuzure); corners: gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped cotton, 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
73.5 x 68.3 cm (28 15/16 x 26 7/8 in.)
Tassel: 14.25 cm (5 5/8 in.)
Gift of the James D. Tigerman Estate, 2004.960