Furoshiki (Wrapping Cloth)

Textiles

early Shôwa period (1926–1989), 1926/35

Hashimoto Kansetsu (Japanese, 1883–1945)
Japan

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Department: Textiles

Artist: Hashimoto Kansetsu
Title: Furoshiki (Wrapping Cloth)
Place: Japan (Object made in:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1926–1935
Medium: Rayon, plain weave; stenciled and resist dyed (yûzenzome: utsushinori yûzenzome, shigokizome)
Dimensions: 68.9 × 73 cm (27 1/8 × 28 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mary V. and Ralph E. Hays
Reference Number: 2001.276

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–Nov. 17, 2002.

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