Fukusa

Description

White silk fukusa (gift cover) embroidered in floss and twisted silk with a design of three cranes among small pine trees: Japan, late 19th century

Museum reference

A.1968.818

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Fukusa, Gift cover

Production information

Japan, East Asia

Date

Late 19th century

Style / Culture

Meiji period, Japanese

Materials

Silk

Physical description

White silk embroidered in floss and twisted silk with a design of three cranes among small fir trees