Chinese Textiles: Albums of Antique Fabrics (Kogire-chō)

Album of Antique Textiles
China, India, and Japan, 16th–19th century

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5
June 17, 2025 (Tue) - August 3, 2025 (Sun)

During Japan’s Edo period (1603–1868), tea masters collected rare, imported textiles. They fashioned these textiles into pouches for important tea utensils or cut them into small fragments for display in albums called kogire-chō (“albums of antique fabric fragments”). This exhibition features three albums containing a variety of textile samples, including pieces produced during China’s Ming and Qing dynasties, as well as Indian chintz.

Major Work(s) on Exhibit 1 results

	Designation	Name		Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance	Period	Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number	CMT
Highlight		Album of Ancient Textiles		China	Ming–Qing dynasties, 17th–18th century	TI-488

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