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late 17th–mid-18th century · Resist-dyed plain-weave bast fiber (asa) embroidered with silk and metallic thread · Asian Art

This textile is luxuriously patterned with kerria roses (yamabuki), bright yellow flowers that grow on bushes and are often associated in poetry with flowing water. The fragmentary characters on this piece have not been identified.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 17th–mid-18th century

Medium

Resist-dyed plain-weave bast fiber (asa) embroidered with silk and metallic thread

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Roy R. and Marie S. Neuberger Foundation Inc. and several members of The Chairman's Council Gifts, 2000 Benefit Fund, and funds from various donors, 2001