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Futon-Gawa (Quilt Cover)

19th century

Object Label

This indigo-dyed cotton quilt cover features dancing figures in elaborate costumes interspersed with the kotobuki character symbolizing long life. Each section of the quilt cover is composed of three to five vertical panels about eighteen inches wide—the width of the loom—basted together.

Caption

Futon-Gawa (Quilt Cover), 19th century. Indigo-dyed cotton, 65 × 50 in. (165.1 × 127 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 83.119.1.

Gallery

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Collection

Gallery

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Collection

Title

Futon-Gawa (Quilt Cover)

Date

19th century

Period

Meiji Period

Geography

Place made: Japan

Medium

Indigo-dyed cotton

Classification

Dimensions

65 × 50 in. (165.1 × 127 cm)

Credit Line

Brooklyn Museum Collection

Accession Number

83.119.1

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