Fukusa (Gift Cover), Mid–Meiji period (1868–1912), c. 1895, Japan, Patterned side: silk, plain weave, hand painted. Lined with silk, plain weave, possibly dyed with safflower (benibana), sewn with front and lining matched in size (Tachikiri awase), silk, running "controlling" stitches along all edges, corners: silk-wrapped cotton and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped cotton, knotted, replied fringe tassels, 70.4 x 65.3 cm (27 3/4 x 25 3/4 in.)
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Fukusa (Gift Cover), Mid–Meiji period (1868–1912), c. 1895, Japan, Patterned side: silk, plain weave, hand painted. Lined with silk, plain weave, possibly dyed with safflower (benibana), sewn with front and lining matched in size (Tachikiri awase), silk, running "controlling" stitches along all edges, corners: silk-wrapped cotton and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped cotton, knotted, replied fringe tassels, 70.4 x 65.3 cm (27 3/4 x 25 3/4 in.)

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Chicago, The Art Institute

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Photo12/Liszt Collection/Artokoloro

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70.4 Fukusa Gift Cover Mid–Meiji period 1868–1912 c. 1895 Japan Patterned side silk plain weave hand painted. Lined dyed safflower benibana sewn front lining matched size Tachikiri awase running 'controlling' stitches edges corners silk-wrapped cotton gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped cotton knotted replied fringe tassels 70.4

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