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Japanese Hand-Embroidered Silk Wall Scroll with Red-Crowned Cranes, Meiji Era
Item Details
| Item Type | Needlework, Silk Scroll |
| Maker | Unknown |
| Technique | Embroidered |
| Manufacturing Process | Handmade |
| Materials | Silk, Cotton, Silk Damask, Wood, Silk-Cotton Baronet |
| Inscriptions and/or Labels | Label to verso on lining from Textile Repair Studio, Berkeley, California |
| Period | Antique |
| Date | Meiji Era (1868 – 1912) |
| Origin | Japan |
Condition
- faded and shifted color throughout; thinned silk in baronet ground layer with cotton weft yarns loose throughout; wrinkles and creases to fabric; loose, broken, and missing threads throughout piece; patch to damask border at lower left; wear to wooden rods and finials; accretion to surface and cotton verso lining.
Dimensions
36.0" W x 56.0" H x 1.0" D
- measures scroll unrolled, with wooden end rods included in width.
Item #
ITMG533756
