Fukusa

Description

Blue satin fukusa (gift cover) with embroidered design of two dancers performing the butterfly dance: Japan,1868 - 1883

Museum reference

A.1927.164

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Fukusa, Gift cover

Production information

Japan, East Asia

Date

1868 - 1883

Style / Culture

Meiji period, Japanese

Materials

Satin

Physical description

Blue satin with embroidery

Exhibitions

• Looking East: The Lady Ivy Wu Gallery (29 Jul 2011 - 08 Jun 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Ivy Wu Multimedia Programme [Japan](1996), Ivy Wu Gallery, National Museums of Scotland