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Unknown Maker, Japanese

Buddhist Altar Cloth (Uchishiki),

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Japanese

Title

Buddhist Altar Cloth (Uchishiki)

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome silk brocade with silver-gilt paper wefts; silk embroidery

Techniques

  • Polychrome silk brocade with silver-gilt paper wefts; silk embroidery

Dimensions

101.6 cm (40 inches) (length)

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

  • Textiles

Credit

Gift of Charles B. Hoyt

Object Number

27.081

About

Buddhist Altar Cloth (Uchishiki)

Place Made: Japan

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Lost in the Museum

October 5, 2018 - August 25, 2019

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Buddhist Altar Cloth (Uchishiki) with the accession number of 27.081. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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