Designed by Akihiko Takemura (Japanese, active c. 1991)
Produced by the Miyai Company, Ltd.(Japanese, founded 1901)
Japan
Fukusa (Gift Cover)
INV-1576
Designed by Akihiko Takemura (Japanese, active c. 1991)
Produced by the Miyai Company, Ltd.(Japanese, founded 1901)
JapanHeisei period (1989–present), 1991
Fukusa (Gift Cover)
Designed by Akihiko Takemura (Japanese, active c. 1991) Produced by the Miyai Company, Ltd.(Japanese, founded 1901) Japan →heiseiJapanismEast Asianasiantextileweaving - printed
Date
Heisei period (1989–present), 1991
Medium
Mon side: silk, warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave (shioze); stenciled dyed (yûzenzome: utsushinori yûzenzome); lining: silk, warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave (shioze); sewn with lining extending beyond front equally along edges of all sides (Shihôhi); corner: gold-metallized-probably polyester-film wrapped rayon, knotted, buttonhole stitch covered, and re-plied fringe tassels
Dimensions
54.3 × 52.5 cm (21 3/8 × 20 5/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Mary V. and Ralph E. Hays
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