Textile

Museum number:
9-13551
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090013551
Accession number:
Acc.3360
Description:
Textile; Length of scarlet silk cloth, plain weave with crepe texture. Two resist dyed areas with grey and black Japanese maple tree designs. Stitch marks at each end. Both selvages intact. L. 3 m, W. 64 cm Japan, att. Silk; plain weave; resist dyed. Context of use unknown. Possibly a furisode sleeve from a woman's kimono. Mary V. Hays; S.F., Ca. (personal contact)
Donor:
Arlene Miller Rolkin
Collection place:
Japan
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Textile samples
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 9-13551, described as Textile; Length of scarlet silk cloth, plain weave with crepe texture. Two resist dyed areas with grey and black Japanese maple tree designs. Stitch marks at each end. Both selvages intact. L. 3 m, W. 64 cm Japan, att. Silk; plain weave; resist dyed. Context of use unknown. Possibly a furisode sleeve from a woman's kimono. Mary V. Hays; S.F., Ca. (personal contact)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 9-13551, described as Textile; Length of scarlet silk cloth, plain weave with crepe texture. Two resist dyed areas with grey and black Japanese maple tree designs. Stitch marks at each end. Both selvages intact. L. 3 m, W. 64 cm Japan, att. Silk; plain weave; resist dyed. Context of use unknown. Possibly a furisode sleeve from a woman's kimono. Mary V. Hays; S.F., Ca. (personal contact)

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