Native Name | Fukusa |
Object Number | 29-96-142 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Japanese |
Provenience | Japan |
Date Made | 1750 - 1800 CE |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Satin | Crepe | Gold |
Technique | Embroidered |
Iconography | Crest | Flower | Mon |
Description | Oblong gift cover (fukusa); dark blue satin with red crepe edge and lining. Circular design of a family crest (mon) in gold thread in center. It is the Ken Mokko (剣木瓜), a flowering quince family crest. Four tassels. 1750-1800 CE. |
Length | 75 cm |
Width | 71 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
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