Storage bag (shifuku) for tea-ceremony utensil
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Period
19th century -
Geography
Japan -
Material
Silk with gold threads -
Dimension
H x W (flat): 41 x 40 cm (16 1/8 x 15 3/4 in) -
Accession Number
FSC-T-8 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_FSC-T-8
Object Details
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Description
Gold silk background with green square and octagonal linear designs around floral designs. Floral designs vary in size and color (white, gold and brown).There is a brown silk rope drawstring.The interior of the bag is lined with a lime green silk. This bag has a paper tag attached with 01.01? on it. Checked the records and it does not seem to be related to any objects in the collection. The tag has been removed from the object. -
Provenance
?-1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), method of acquisition unknown [1]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [2]Notes:[1] This bag once held a ceramic owned by Charles Lang Freer but was separated from that ceramic at an unknown time for an unknown reason, most likely after Freer's collection was brought to Washington, DC (see note 2).[2] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920, upon the completion of the Freer Gallery of Art.Research Completed on March 23, 2022 -
Collection
Freer Study Collection -
Previous custodian or owner
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Japan -
Credit Line
Freer Gallery of Art Study Collection, Smithsonian Institution -
Type
Costume and Textile -
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