Fukusa (Gift Cover). 1801–1900. Japan. Patterned side silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped cotton, slit tapestry weave (tsuzure); Lining silk, 7 1 satin damask weave (donsu); sewn with front and lining matched in size (Tachikiri awase); silk, running “controlling” stitches along all edges; corners gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped silk, 1 1 tubular oblique interlacing over cotton core, knotted; gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped silk wrapped cotton ball, and re-plied fringe tassels

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