Uchishiki (altar cloth)

織物
日本

Sujet/décor :

Large-scale kikkô pattern of interlocking hexagonal medallions filled with various diaper motifs and enclosing stylised flowers, on a greenish-blue ground.

Matière:

Silk with gold thread

Technique:

Nishiki, lampas

Date:

Late Edo period or early Meiji (1868-1912)

Dimensions:

65 x 65.5 cm

Lieu d'origine:

Japan

No d’inventaire:

CB.TJ.1927.85

Copyright:

Baur Fondation

Photographe:

Marian Gérard