Textile from Attire for Chinese Official with Dragons among Clouds (detail), Passed down by the Maeda clan, China, Ming dynasty, 16th–17th century
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5
September 3, 2019 (Tue) - November 24, 2019 (Sun)
This gallery features luxury textiles imported from China that were made using techniques not yet found in Japanese textiles, such as gold brocade and damask. These fabrics, called "prized textiles" (meibutsu gire), were treasured by Japanese tea masters and were used for wrapping valuable tea wares or as mounting fabric for calligraphy and other artwork. The Museum was gifted over eighty "prized textiles" by the Maeda clan, which ruled over the prosperous Kaga Domain.
Current exhibit includes:
Textile with Dragon Squares, Passed down by the Maeda clan, China, Ming dynasty, 16th–17th century
Textile from Attire for Chinese Official with Dragons among Clouds, Passed down by the Maeda clan, China, Ming dynasty, 16th–17th century
Textile with Multicolor Stripes, Named "Funakoshi's Striped Cloth", Passed down by the Maeda clan, China, Ming dynasty, 16th–17th century