Chinese Textiles: Prized Textiles
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Textile with Wickerwork and Circles, Named "Itoya's Reversible Brocade" , Ming dynasty, 16th–17th century
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5
May 30, 2023 (Tue) - August 20, 2023 (Sun)In Japan, “prized textiles” (meibutsu gire) refers to textiles admired by practitioners of the tea ceremony. They include textiles from China, India, Iran, and other regions, and range from plain-weave silk to damask and gold brocade. In Japan, many of these textiles were given names based on their previous owners or the Buddhist temples where they were kept. Tea practitioners collected and admired these textiles, using them to frame paintings and calligraphy, and to make pouches for tea utensils.
| Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
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| Highlight | Textile with "Lingzhi" Mushrooms, Named "Daitō's Gold Brocade" | China, Passed down by the Maeda clan | Yuan dynasty, 14th century | TI-190-15 | |||
| Textile with Waterfowl and Fish in a Lotus Pond, Named "Wakutade's Gold Brocade" | China, Passed down by the Maeda clan | Ming dynasty, 16th–17th century | TI-318 | ||||
| Highlight | Textile with Dragons, Peonies, and Vines, Named "Shukō's Damask" | China, Passed down by the Maeda clan | Ming dynasty, 15th–16th century | TI-190-36 | |||
| Highlight | Textile with Wickerwork and Circles, Named "Itoya's Reversible Brocade" | China, Passed down by the Maeda clan | Ming dynasty, 16th–17th century | TI-346 | |||
| Highlight | Textile with Wavy Stripes, Named "Hino's Striped Cloth" | China, Passed down by the Maeda clan | Ming dynasty, 16th–17th century | TI-334 |