A very fine small Japanese fukusa – gift cloth – with a design in couched gold thread of a large ikebana arrangement with a temple bell. The material on which the design is embroidered is a midnight blue to black silk. The cloth is framed and matted with the frame a faux bamboo painted gold color frame. The framed image measures 21” by 19” – the fukusa itself measures 14 ¾” by 12 ¾”. It is in excellent condition with no loose threads - not examined out of the frame – we date it to the late Meiji ...click for details
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