Uchishiki (altar cloth)

纺织品
日本

Subject/design:

The Three Sages (Confucius, Laozi, and Shakyamuni) tasting vinegar, with a phoenix flying among clouds.

Materials:

Silk

Technique:

Tsuzure-ori, slit tapestry weave

Date:

Late Edo period, 1750-1800

Size:

65 x 65 cm

Place of origin:

Japan

Inventory number:

CB.TJ.1927.36

Copyright:

Baur Fondation

Photographer:

Marian Gérard