Prized Textiles
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Textile with Flowering Plants, Named Cockscomb Gold Brocade, China, Passed down by the Maeda clan, Ming dynasty, 15th–16th century
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5
April 16, 2024 (Tue) - July 7, 2024 (Sun)In Japan, “prized textiles” (meibutsu gire) are textiles that have been collected and admired by tea masters, who used them to make pouches for tea utensils. They also used these textiles to frame works of calligraphy and painting for display in teahouses.
The textiles come from various regions including China, India, and Iran. They range from plain-weave silk to elaborate damask and gold brocade. In Japan, some of these textiles were given names based on their previous owners or the Buddhist temples where they were stored.
| Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
CMT | ||
| Highlight | Textile with Flowering Plants, Named "Cockscomb Gold Brocade" | China, Passed down by the Maeda clan | Ming dynasty, 15th–16th century | TI-190-22 | |||
| Highlight | Textile with "Myriad Treasures" | China, Passed down by the Maeda clan | Ming dynasty, 16th–17th century | TI-344 | |||
| Highlight | Textile with Floral Vines and Dragons, Named "Jō'ō's Damask" | China | Ming Dynasty, 15th–16th century | TI-3 |