Fukusa (Gift Cover)
Taishô period (1912–1926), c. 1912
Medium
Woven in one piece (hikikaeshi); Mon side: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper- strip wrapped silk, slit and single dovetailed tapestry weave (tsuzure); Patterned side: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped cotton, slit and single dovetailed tapestry weave (tsuzure; corner; gold-metallized probably polyester-film wrapped rayon, oblique interlacing; knotted and re-plied fringe tassels
Dimensions
72.1 × 70 cm (28 3/8 × 27 1/2 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
157680
About the Artist
Unknown
The artist designated as "Unknown" in our virtual museum's collection exemplifies a poignant chapter in art history: creators whose identities have faded into obscurity despite the enduring power of their work. With only one known artwork attributed to them in our holdings, this figure represents countless anonymous hands that shaped visual culture across centuries. Museums worldwide, including th...