This is a nice medium sized silk Fukusa with a design of a long scroll painted with pine trees. The scroll is surrounded by a profusion of chrysanthemums on all sides. Just above the scroll is a painting of Mt. Fuji in the distance with a crane flying by. The painting is executed in paint on pale gold silk. On the back is another piece of same sized silk in a bright red and bearing a the Pawlownia mon (crest) which is reserved for the Imperial court. The two pieces of cloth are loosely stitched ...click for details
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