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Embroidered Fukusa

late 1800s-early 1900s

Japan

Medium
embroidered silk
Measurements
Average: 67.3 x 73.6 cm (26 1/2 x 29 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1327
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An ornately embroidered square silk textile depicts three turtles with green dragon-like heads among stylized white and dark-blue waves. On the left, a large turtle with a dark-green shell and long, brown fibrous tail swims against a jagged golden rock-like formation. A smaller turtle wiggles toward the right, while a tiny one rests on the large tail. Swirling stitched lines and white arcs create churning currents across the bright blue background.

Embroidered Fukusa

late 1800s-early 1900s

Japan

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