Image

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Furoshiki (wrapping cloth),

Description

Maker

Culture

Japanese

Title

Furoshiki (wrapping cloth)

Medium

silk

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Length: 71.1 cm (28 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Japanese characters create the faces of the figures and also give their names: Ono No Komachi (the only woman) in the center. If she is right side up, the other poets are, clockwise: Ariwara no Narihira, Bun'ya no Yasuhide, The monk Kisen, Otomo no Kuronushis (there is a macron over the first o of Otomo) and Bishop Henjo (there is a macron over the o in Henjo).

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

55.452

About

Furoshiki (wrapping cloth)

Japanese characters create the faces of the figures and also give their names: Ono No Komachi (the only woman) in the center. If she is right side up, the other poets are, clockwise: Ariwara no Narihira, Bun'ya no Yasuhide, The monk Kisen, Otomo no Kuronushis (there is a macron over the first o of Otomo) and Bishop Henjo (there is a macron over the o in Henjo).

Place Made: Japan

Use

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