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Unknown Maker, Japanese

textile length

Maker

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Culture

Japanese, Meiji

Title

textile length

Period

Meiji

Year

1880-1910

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

cotton

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Length: 175.3 cm (69 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Pamela Parmal

Object Number

1987.098

Type

Exhibition History

Nuance in Nature
Birds and Flowers in Japanese Textile Design
Feb 16, 2007 – Jul 08, 2007

Label copy

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
Autumn Themes on Paper and Cloth
Sep 15, 1995 – Dec 10, 1995
Asian Textile Gallery Exhibition
Folk Textiles of Japan
Oct 23, 1992 – Jan 17, 1993

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Japanese
textile length, 1880-1910
Cotton, indigo; resist dye, stencil
Length: 175.3 cm (69 inches)
Gift of Pamela Parmal 1987.098

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