Asian Textiles: Indian Textiles
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Chintz with Floral Vines and Figures, Northwestern India, 19th century
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 13
August 22, 2023 (Tue) - November 12, 2023 (Sun)Various textiles and techniques were spread across Asia from India, such as cotton cloth, splashed-pattern dyeing, tie-dyeing and brocades with metal threads. In particular, chintz, which was cotton cloth dyed with floral patterns or legendary images using woodblock printing or hand-drawing, fascinated people around the world and was a major export from the 16th to the 19th century.
| Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
CMT | ||
| Highlight | Chintz with Fine Floral Vines | Northwestern India, Passed down by the Maeda clan | Second half of the 17th century | TI-391 | |||
| Highlight | Chintz with Floral Vines and Figures | Northwestern India | 19th century | TI-187 | |||
| Highlight | Covering for the Deceased with Paisley Cones and Flowers | Kashmir, India | 20th century | TI-419 | |||
| Highlight | Covering (Phulkari) with Geometric Zigzags | Punjab, India | 19th–20th century | Gift of Ms. Iwasa Shizuko, TI-551 |