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MISC153
MISC153

Silk embroidery of a lady reading a book illuminated by a light on a black ground

MISC 153

Japan

Circa 1910

MISC153

Silk embroidery of a lady reading a book illuminated by a light on a black ground

MISC 153

Japan

Circa 1910

Silk embroidery

56 x 46 cm (framed)

Made by the Takashimaya Company. Unsigned, Circa 1910. For a similar panel by S. Nishimura see Threads of Silver and Gold, Ashmolean Museum, no. 36. Another similar textile is illustrated in Hirota Takashi, Photo Albums of Exported Textiles Produced by Takashimaya, 2009, ref. 41-060, p.103.