Padded fish

Textile

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Front

Front

Name/Title

Padded fish

Entry/Object ID

2023.2.6

Description

Padded textile in shape of fish. Main body made from two indigo-dyed fabrics, one a multi-colored bingo gasuri (type of kasuri dyework) and the other an Edo-komon (katazome dyework with small fine patterns). Black and white strip fabrics used to create tail and fins. Bamboo twisted rope attached to its head. Belly opens up, lined with orange cloth.

Collection

Dorothy "Ann" Helm Collection

Category

Art Objects

Acquisition

Accession

2023.2

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Japan

Continent

Asia

Dimensions

Width

21 cm

Depth

80 cm

Material

Likely Cotton, Bamboo

Color

Indigo, Blue, Orange

Research Notes

Notes

Reference: "A collector's guide to Japanese textiles : Japanese indigo" by John Marshall, pp. 22, 38