Uchishiki (altar cloth)
Textiles
Japan
Thema/Dekor :
Alternating rows of winged dragons, coral branches, and flaming jewels, set on a ground of stylized green and blue waves and a cypress-fence lattice.
Material:
Silk with gold thread
Technik:
Nishiki, lampas
Datum:
1843
Masse:
70 x 67.5 cm
Herkunftsort:
Japan
Kommentar:
Inscription in ink on the lining: 天保十四年卯九月 町内西川與左工門 寄進
“14th year of the Tenpô era [1843], year of the rabbit, in the 9th month, donated by Nishikawa Yozaemon”
Inventar-Nr.:
CB.TJ.1927.40
Copyright:
Baur Fondation
Fotograf:
Marian Gérard