Piece

late 17th–early 18th century

Not on view

Judging from the traces of a rounded corner and former fold across the center of this textile, it may once have been a sleeve. A piece of this cloth in the National Museum of Japanese History, Sakura, bears an inscription with a date corresponding to 1710 that associates the cloth with a woman. It is rare for a stencil-dyed textile to be securely dated, especially with such a comparatively early date. A stencil was probably used to apply resist paste before this textile was dyed with indigo. Touches of darker indigo enhance the pattern here and there.

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Title: Piece
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: late 17th–early 18th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Ground of bast fiber (asa)
Dimensions: H. 47 5/8 in. (121 cm); W. 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Dyed
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
Object Number: 2001.428.34
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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