Fukusa (Gift Cover), late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912), 19th century, Japan, Pattern side: silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave (tsuzure), lining: silk, plain weave with creped wefts (chirimen, hitokoshi), sewn with padded lining extending beyond front on all four sides (Yatsuzuma), corners: silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, 1:1 tubular oblique interlacing over cotton core, knotted, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk wrapped cotton ball, and re-plied fringe tassels, 78.1 x 68.95 cm (30 3/4 x 27 1/8 in.)
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Fukusa (Gift Cover), late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912), 19th century, Japan, Pattern side: silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave (tsuzure), lining: silk, plain weave with creped wefts (chirimen, hitokoshi), sewn with padded lining extending beyond front on all four sides (Yatsuzuma), corners: silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, 1:1 tubular oblique interlacing over cotton core, knotted, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk wrapped cotton ball, and re-plied fringe tassels, 78.1 x 68.95 cm (30 3/4 x 27 1/8 in.)

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Chicago, The Art Institute

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78.1 Fukusa Gift Cover late Edo period 1789–1868 Meiji period 1868–1912 19th century Japan Pattern side silk gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk slit tapestry weave tsuzure lining plain weave creped wefts chirimen hitokoshi sewn padded lining extending beyond front four sides Yatsuzuma corners 1 1 tubular oblique interlacing cotton core knotted gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk wrapped cotton re-plied fringe tassels 78.1

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