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Japanese Edo, Japan

Textile fragment, probably 1700s

Description

Maker

Unknown

Culture

Japanese

Title

Textile fragment

Year

probably 1700s

Medium

Silk, gold metallic-paper-wrapped thread; compound weave, continuous supplementary weft patterning

Materials/Techniques

Materials

silk

Dimensions

Length: 25.4 cm (10 inches)

Place

Japan

Type

Textiles

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

08.097

Exhibition History

Nuance in Nature

February 16 - July 8, 2007

Herons, shown standing in stylized water, were introduced into the Japanese design repertory during the Muromachi period (1338-1573), along with other birds that were at first considered novelties, such as cormorants, swallows, and sparrows.

The stylized linear composition of the water illustrates the traditional Japanese treatment of rivers and ponds, as well as the popular motif of a sandbar. Originally, water imagery was included to convey its power to refresh and enrich.

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