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Title: Fragment
Period: Nara period (710–794), Tempyō (729–749)
Date: 8th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Silk or linen or cotton / Woven
Dimensions:
Frame: 7 1/2 × 9 3/4 in. (19.1 × 24.8 cm)
a: 4 1/2 × 1/2 in. (11.4 × 1.3 cm)
b: 1 3/4 × 2 1/4 in. (4.4 × 5.7 cm)
c: 1/2 × 4 in. (1.3 × 10.2 cm)
d: 1 1/4 × 1/2 in. (3.2 × 1.3 cm)
e: 2 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (6.4 × 7 cm)
f: 1 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (4.4 × 3.8 cm)
g: 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (1.9 × 3.2 cm)
h: 1/4 × 1/4 in. (0.6 × 0.6 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Woven
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1944
Accession Number: 44.48.31a–h
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