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Unknown artist, Japanese; Meiji

fabric length; textile length, 1880-1910

Description

Maker

Unknown

Culture

Japanese

Title

fabric length; textile length

Year

1880-1910

Medium

Cotton, indigo; resist dye, stencil

Materials/Techniques

Materials

cotton

Techniques

Dimensions

Length: 175.3 cm (69 inches)

Place

Japan

Type

Textiles

Credit

Gift of Pamela Parmal

Object Number

1987.098

Exhibition History

Nuance in Nature

February 16 - July 8, 2007

This fragment is probably part of a futon mattress. The chrysanthemum motifs are symbolic of the Emperor and the Flower Festival of Happiness. The flower was so beloved that it was cultivated into 800 varieties and over 250 colors. The 16-petaled flower became the Imperial crest. Although early sumptuary laws forbade anyone other than the Imperial family from using the chrysanthemum image, by the Edo period (1603-1867) chrysanthemum imagery was widespread.

Of Clover and Chrysanthemums

September 15 - December 10, 1995

Asian Textile Gallery Exhibition

October 23, 1992 - January 17, 1993

Use

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