Futon Cover (Futonji)

Textiles

Meiji period (1868–1912), 19th century

Japan

The traditional Japanese bedding set, known as a futon, typically consists of a padded mattress and a quilted bedcover. the latter often incorporates a decorated cover that would have been made as part of a bride’s trousseau. This example bears an elaborate pattern of two phoenixes—a larger male in mid-flight prepares to join a smaller female on the branch of a Paulownia tree. The combination of a phoenix with a Paulownia tree symbolizes peace, sincerity, and benevolence—appropriate attributes for a wedding textile.
-A Global View: Recent Acquisitions of Textiles, 2012-2016, April 8-September 5, 2016

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Department: Textiles

Title: Futon Cover (Futonji)
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 1801–1900
Medium: Cotton, plain weave; hand-painted, resist dyed (tsutsugaki); four loom widths joined
Dimensions: 141.6 × 131.1 cm (55 3/4 × 51 5/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Jack Bulmash and Michael Schnur
Reference Number: 2014.1388
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