Curtain

49-30-1.27B

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 49-30-1.27B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese
Provenience Japan
Period 20th Century
Date Made Early 20th Century
Section Asian
Materials Cotton | Silk
Technique Woven | Dyed
Iconography Crest
Description

Large double hanging. Back portion (B): large red and white stripes, symbolizing good occasions. Front portion (A): purple with large white mon (family crest) tied up half way by a white cord (D). A twisted red/orange and white strip (C) runs through the top loops of each curtain. The mon is the Maru ni Mokko (丸に木瓜), a flowering quince crest, associated with Oda Nobunada. This curtain served as the backdrop for a Boy's Day Festival set.

Height 182 cm
Width 305 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Masaru Harada via the Martin School, 1949
Other Number 29-96-816 - Other Number

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