Textile ArtsJapanese17th century

Long, Narrow Textile That Served as a Tablecloth (to cover the Table/Base for the Shotoku Taishi Shrine)

Early Edo period, 17th century

Classification

Textile Arts

Medium

Silk

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

17th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 37.5 × W. 61.5 cm (14 3/4 × 24 3/16 in.)

Provenance

[Yamanaka Shoji Co., Ltd, Awata Kyoto (by1956)], sold; to Ellery Sedgwick, Beverly, MA , (1956-1960), passed; to his wife, Marjorie Russell, Beverly, MA (1960-1971), inherited; by Ellery Sedgwick, Jr., Gates Mills, Ohio, (1971-1991), inherited; by Walter Sedgwick, San Francisco, (1991-2019), partial and promised gift; to the Harvard Art Museums.