Japanese textile sample with bamboo and plum blossom

An image of Textiles. Sample. Unknown maker, Japan. Bamboo and plum blossom. Silk crepe, dyed yellow; stencil resist, indigo and red inked/painted outlines, silk embroidery. Length, whole, 35.5 cm, width, whole, 19.5 cm, circa 1700-circa 1749. Acquisition Credit: Given by Mrs. Soame Jenyns, in accordance with the wishes of her late husband, Soame Jenyns.

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Textiles. Sample. Unknown maker, Japan. Bamboo and plum blossom. Silk crepe, dyed yellow; stencil resist, indigo and red inked/painted outlines, silk embroidery. Length, whole, 35.5 cm, width, whole, 19.5 cm, circa 1700-circa 1749. Acquisition Credit: Given by Mrs. Soame Jenyns, in accordance with the wishes of her late husband, Soame Jenyns.

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Accession Number: T.182-1977
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/27.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 605 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 578.38kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 27/1

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18th Century bamboo blossom crepe dyed embroidered embroidery Fitz_AA floral flowers Japanese plum blossom resist dyed sakura sample silk silk crepe silks stencilled stitched stitches stitching textile

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