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Pine and plum branches are laid over a bamboo circle (a "three friends" motif) in this wrapping…
furoshiki, uchikui or uchakui in Okinawan
Pine and plum branches are laid over a bamboo circle (a "three friends" motif) in this wrapping…
Pine and plum branches are laid over a bamboo circle (a "three friends" motif) in this wrapping cloth. A MON (crest) is set in the center.
Museum of International Folk Art; Gift of the Lloyd E. Cotsen and Neutrogena Corporation Collection. Photographs by Pat Pollard.
DepartmentTextiles-Asia

furoshiki, uchikui or uchakui in Okinawan

NameWrapping cloth
Artist Artist not recorded
Datec. 1900
Place madeOkinawa, Japan, East Asia, Asia
MediumBast fiber, linen (?), ramie (?)
Dimensions40 1/2 × 40 1/2 in. (102.8702 × 102.8702 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.670
Object numberA.1995.93.670
DescriptionPine and plum branches are laid over a bamboo circle (a "three friends" motif). A MON (crest) is set in the center. Colors are orange, yellow, brown, blue, green, purple and white; made of resist-dyed cotton.
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