Fukusa (Gift Cover), Mid–Meiji period (1868–1912), c. 1895, Japan, Patterned side: silk, plain weave (shioze), dye extracted though a discharge dyeing technique and chemical dye stripper (bassen) and painted with India ink (sumi), embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-on-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, laidwork and couching, lined with silk, ink and stamped with ink, sewn with front and lining matched in size (Tachikiri awase), silk, running "controlling" stitches along all edges, corners: gold-leaf-over-lacquered-, 76.8 x 66.1 cm (30 1/4 x 26 in.)
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Fukusa (Gift Cover), Mid–Meiji period (1868–1912), c. 1895, Japan, Patterned side: silk, plain weave (shioze), dye extracted though a discharge dyeing technique and chemical dye stripper (bassen) and painted with India ink (sumi), embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-on-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, laidwork and couching, lined with silk, ink and stamped with ink, sewn with front and lining matched in size (Tachikiri awase), silk, running "controlling" stitches along all edges, corners: gold-leaf-over-lacquered-, 76.8 x 66.1 cm (30 1/4 x 26 in.)

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Chicago, The Art Institute

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76.8 Fukusa Gift Cover Mid–Meiji period 1868–1912 c. 1895 Japan Patterned side silk plain weave shioze dye extracted though discharge dyeing technique chemical dye stripper bassen painted India ink sumi embroidered gold-leaf-on-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk laidwork couching lined ink stamped sewn front lining matched size Tachikiri awase running 'controlling' stitches edges corners gold-leaf-over-lacquered- 76.8

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