Cloth Item Number: N2.78 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular white cloth with blue designs. The designs are abstract floral motifs within circles, in blue on white ground. The floral motifs are repeated, each side mirroring the other. There are two selvage edges and two raw edges. The back is unlined.
History Of Use
Temple banners
Narrative
Collected by the paper making library & museum, Tokyo, between 1957 and 1959.
Item History
- Made in Japan
- Collected between 1957 and 1959
- Owned by Paper Making Library & Museum
- Owned by Anne M. Smith before October 1968
- Received from Anne M. Smith (Donor) during October 1968
What
- Name
- Cloth
- Identification Number
- N2.78
- Type of Item
- cloth
- Material
- cotton fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven, printed and tie-dyed
- Overall
- height 87.0 cm, width 33.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Previous Owner
- Paper Making Library & Museum and Anne M. Smith
- Received from
- Anne M. Smith (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Collection Date
- between 1957 and 1959
- Ownership Date
- before October 1968
- Acquisition Date
- during October 1968
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0153/0039