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Photo: Paul Macapia
Bedding cover (futonji)
Photo: Paul Macapia

Bedding cover (futonji)

Date19th century
Object number89.144
Photo CreditPhoto: Paul Macapia
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). Text by William Jay Rathbun; pp. 54, 136. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Deities & Demons: Supernatural in Japanese Art, October 20, 2022 – May 18, 2025 (on view December 7, 2024 – May 18, 2025).Published ReferencesRathbun, William Jay. Beyond The Tanabata Bridge: Traditional Japanese Textiles. Seattle, Washington: Seattle Art Museum, 1993; pp. 54, 136
Credit LineGift of the Virginia and Bagley Wright Collection
Dimensions61 x 51 in. (153.67 x 129.54 cm)
MediumCotton cloth with freehand paste-resist decoration (tsutsugaki)
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