Object Number | 29-96-564 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Japanese | Buddhist |
Provenience | Japan |
Date Made | Before 1904 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Silk | Metal | Paper |
Technique | Embroidered |
Iconography | Ship | Bamboo | Cranes |
Description | Embroidered. Lower half shows a ship sailing in waves with clouds and the sun above and around. Upper part has 2 bamboo trees with rooster and hen, also 2 flying cranes. Design is bordered by discs on crests in gold and black. Lined with silk and inter-lined with heavy paper. |
Length | 177 cm |
Width | 103.5 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
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