Japan

Fukusa (Gift Cover)

late Edo period (1789–1868), early 19th century
Mon side: wool, plain weave; fulled (gorfukuren); embroidered with silk and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton in laidwork, couching and paper padded couching; lined (recently) with silk, plain weave; sewn with front and lining matched in size (Tachikiri awase)
67.7 × 65.8 cm (26.7 × 25.9 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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