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Furoshiki (wrapping cloth)
Furoshiki (wrapping cloth)

Furoshiki (wrapping cloth)

Date19th century
Object number95.48
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Beyond The Tanabata Bridge: A Textile Journey In Japan (Washington, D.C., Textile Museum, Sept. 10, 1993 - Feb. 27, 1994; Birmingham, Alabama, Birmingham Museum of Art, Apr. 17 - June 26, 1994; Dallas, Texas, Dallas Museum of Art, Mar. 12 - May 28, 1995).Published ReferencesRathbun, William Jay, Seattle Art Museum, "Beyond The Tanabata Bridge: Traditional Japanese Textiles", 1993 Seattle, Washington
Credit LineGift of Gail Joice in honor of her parents, Eldon and Dorothy Joice
Dimensions41 x 60 1/4 in. (104.14 x 153.04 cm)
MediumCotton cloth with indigo dye (handspinning and tsutsugaki)
Wrapping cloth (furoshiki) - three panel
Japanese
Object number: 92.47.264
Wrapping cloth (furoshiki) - four panel
Japanese
Object number: 92.47.265
Wrapping cloth (furoshiki)
Japanese
Object number: 92.47.273
Wrapping cloth - four panel (furoshiki)
Japanese
early 20th century
Object number: 92.47.290
Wrapping cloth (furoshiki) - four panel
Japanese
early 20th century
Object number: 92.47.294
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Japanese
19th century
Object number: 2001.502
Japanese
late 19th - early 20th century
Object number: 2001.587
Japanese
late 19th century
Object number: 2001.589
Japanese
late 19th - early 20th century
Object number: 2001.590
Japanese
late 19th - early 20th century
Object number: 2001.591
Japanese
late 19th - early 20th century
Object number: 2001.592
Japanese
late 19th - early 20th century
Object number: 2001.593