Album of silk samples used on Freer paintings

Maker(s)
Artist: Miura Brothers
Historical period(s)
Taisho era, October 21, 1916
Medium
Silk on paper
Geography
Japan, Kyoto
Collection
Freer Study Collection
Accession Number
FSC-T-4
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Album, Costume and Textile
Type

Album of textile samples

Keywords
Japan, Taisho era (1912 - 1926)
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Label

This sample book is believed to have been made by the Miura Brothers in 1916-1917 to record which fabrics were selected by Charles Lang Freer to remount his paintings. There are also some later notations probably by Mr. Kinoshita. Since many of the paintings have been remounted since then, this is the only record that exists of many of Freer’s mounting choices.

Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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