Altar cloth

Description

Silk Buddhist altar cloth with a repeating woven pattern of peony, chrysanthemums, dragon and phoenix: Japan, mid-Meiji era, 1884 - 1899

Museum reference

A.1927.170

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Altar cloth

Production information

Japan, East Asia

Date

1884 - 1899

Style / Culture

Meiji period, Japanese
Buddhist

Materials

Silk

Physical description

Pale pink silk with a repeating woven pattern of peony, chrysanthemum, dragon and phoenix