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
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.
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