Zagu (Seating Mat)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Zagu (Seating Mat)

Place

Japan (Object made in)

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Made 1800–1868

Medium

Border, shiten: silk; complex gauze weave self-patterned with areas of plain weave; center and lining: probably hemp, plain weave

Dimensions

111.9 × 80.1 cm (44 × 31 1/2 in.); Repeat: 15.8 × 8.7 cm (6 1/4 × 3 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph E. Hays in memory of Mary Van Artsdalen Hays

Reference Number

2004.1041

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