Object name: Textile fragment / Culture or time period: East Asian cultures / Function: 4.2 Public Buildings and Furnishings - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Textile fragment, accession number 9-15507, described as Mounted Fragment. Silk? Warp patterned weave. Brown, green, red, and gold. From the Shosoin. Mr. Yamanobe is technical expert in textiles at the National Museum, Ueno Park, Tokyo. Note: fragment examined Feb. 1984 by Nobuko Kajitani conservator, MMA: fiber: silk; structure: plainweave (embroidered); from Horyu-Ji (temple), not Sho so-in (so indicated on slide) therefore 7th century, not 8 - 9 century. 2¼ inches by 3¼ inches.