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Description:
Four Embroidered Textile Samples, Japan, 18th century, a hemp kimono sleeve with flowers; a golden embroidered silk kimono sleeve with a bird; a black silk kimono sleeve with flower and butterfly design; and a light blue linen with flowers, all combined with tsutsugaki dyed designs, mounted on a cardboard, sizes to 18 5/8 x 9 5/8 in; together with two books on Asian art: George Coedes, Ars Asiatica V: Bronzes Khmers and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Buddhist Art in Its Relation to Buddhist Ideals: with Special Reference to Buddhism in Japan.
Estimate $200-300
age wear and tear, minor stain, and loss of fiber to some area.
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Keywords
JapanSuhyung Kim
Director, Asian Works of Art
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Helen Eagles
Deputy Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3132
Carly Babione
Business Administrator & Cataloguer, Discovery auctions
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