Daifukucho (“lucky notebook”); album of striped textile scraps

A handmade notebook dated Meiji 38 (1905) created by someone with the surname of Shibuya, used to keep an album of scraps of striped cotton fabric–possibly the production record of a small-scale workshop. The samples include some uses of chemical dyes introduced to Japan in the late nineteenth century. The back of the notebook contains pages of practice for writing conventional phrases used in correspondance.

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Maker(s)
Designer: Shibuya (given name unknown)
Historical period(s)
Meiji era, 1905 or later
Medium
Handmade paper, ink, and cotton
Dimensions
H x W: 20 Ɨ 14 cm (7 7/8 Ɨ 5 1/2 in)
Geography
Japan
Credit Line
Gift of the Jeffrey Krauss Collection of Japanese Textiles
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Accession Number
S2016.6
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Album
Type

Album of textile scraps

Keywords
Japan, Meiji era (1868 - 1912)
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

A handmade notebook dated Meiji 38 (1905) created by someone with the surname of Shibuya, used to keep an album of scraps of striped cotton fabric--possibly the production record of a small-scale workshop. The samples include some uses of chemical dyes introduced to Japan in the late nineteenth century. The back of the notebook contains pages of practice for writing conventional phrases used in correspondance.

Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
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