Futon cover with ikat tortoise, crane, and geometric designs
Japan, unknown weaver, Futon cover with ikat tortoise, crane, and geometric designs, late 19th/early 20th century, plain-weave cotton cloth with ikat designs in reserve on indigo ground, Gift of Terry Welch, public domain, 2009.25.36
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- Title
Futon cover with ikat tortoise, crane, and geometric designs
- Related Titles
original language: 亀鶴幾何学紋絵絣布団地
- Artist
- Date
late 19th/early 20th century
- Medium
plain-weave cotton cloth with ikat designs in reserve on indigo ground
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
69 11/16 in x 56 11/16 in
- Collection Area
Asian Art
- Category
Clothing and Textiles
- Object Type
futon cover
- Culture
Japanese
- Credit Line
Gift of Terry Welch
- Accession Number
2009.25.36
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
This futon cover features a repeating pattern of a long-tailed tortoise, a fantastical creature from ancient Chinese lore, approaching a well. (The well is represented by its ideograph, 井.) The smaller and less legible motifs are flying cranes. Both the tortoise and the crane are traditional emblems of long life.
