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Textile sample. Japanese, Late Edo or early Meiji era, 19th century. Silk plain-weave, hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen). Textile sample with design of two dragonflies (tombo), Japanese pampas grass (susuki) and rice crop in black, brown, white and green against a light blue sky, created by the yûzen process. Provenance: William Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898. MFA
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A painter poses. Hand-colored photo, 1870’s, Japan. Photographer Felice Beato
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