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− | [[File:MFA 35.1968 sampling.JPG|center|frame|Fragment of silk. © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. ]] | + | [[File:MFA 35.1968 sampling.JPG|center|frame|Fragment of silk. The samples were collected by textile curator Masumi Kataoka in 2010 © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. ]] |
== Summary of results == | == Summary of results == |
Revision as of 12:11, 1 February 2018
Artifact Information
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 35.1968. 17.4 x 22.5 cm (6 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.) (Gift of Yamanaka & Co.).
Textile fragment with design of floral motifs and latticework in yellow supplementary weft patterning on a yellow twill-weave silk ground. [1].
Summary of results
Two golden yellow and one blue samples were analyzed. Berberine and other alkanoids were identified. The dyeing source was a protoberberine type, probably amur cork tree.
References
[1] http://https://www.mfa.org/collections/search?search_api_views_fulltext=35.1967