late 19th century
141.9 x 66.4 cm (55 7/8 x 26 1/8 in.)
Denman W. Ross, Cambridge, MA (by 1936), bequest; to the Fogg Museum, 1936.
Fiber
18th centuryFrenchResist-dyed red damask silk utilizing stitch-resist (nuishime shibori) and tie-dying (kanoko shibori) techniques; selected motifs embroidered with gold-paper-wrapped and polychrome silk threads
18th centuryJapaneseSilk with metallic threads filé
16th-17th centurySpanishtapestry over two warps
7th centuryCopticSilk in 'kesi' tapestry weave
19th centuryChineseLinen and wool, tapestry woven with plain woven ground
5th-7th centuryByzantineFiber
JapaneseFiber
Japanese