late 19th-early 20th century
H. 4.3 x Diam. 11.5 cm (1 11/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Lea Sneider, New York (by 2003), gift; Harvard University Art Museums, 2003.
Fiber
Vegetable-dyed banana fiber; "ro" weave
18th-19th centuryJapaneseSilk brocade: medium green silk ground of dyed yarns in tabby weave (possibly in lampas weave), the ground interwoven in brocade with strips of double-layered paper faced with gold leaf (possibly on a ground of red bole)
13th-14th centuryChineseWool
6th-7th centuryCopticTextile fibers
20th centuryGermanSilk on linen canvas
16th centuryEuropeanWool
19th centuryAfghanCotton
19th centuryAmerican