Takashimaya - A fine silk embroidered table cover
A fine silk embroidery, decorated with flowers including
chrysanthemums, peonies, irises, hydrangea, wisteria, lilies and roses, brightly
worked in floss silk, embroidered on a diced silk lampas ground
Height: 176cm, width: 173cm, now mounted on a wood stretcher
Meiji period.
By repute, purchased at the 1906 World’s Fair, Milan.
illustrated in “Photo Albums of Exported Textiles
Produced by Takashimaya,”2009, ref 35-094.
For a similar example with the same ground,
see “Re-envisioning Japan, Meiji Fine Art Textiles
£POA
