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Collections

Samurai-Class Woman’s Purse (hakoseko) with Rooster and Hen in Bamboo Grovelate Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

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Small rectangular Japanese textile case covered in purple embroidered fabric with a bamboo and rooster scene, attached by a cord to a small circular pouch
Embroidered rectangular pouch on purple fabric, depicting two pheasants among bamboo stalks and leaves, with gold thread ground and fine silk stitching in brown, green, and black.
Title
Samurai-Class Woman’s Purse (hakoseko) with Rooster and Hen in Bamboo Grove
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Medium
Wool plain weave, full finish, with silk and gilt-paper-wrapped-silk thread embroidery, silk plain weave trim, silk cord, and metallic beads
Dimensions
4 × 6 1/2 × 2 1/4 in. (10.16 × 16.51 × 5.72 cm)
Credit Line
Costume and Textiles Special Purpose Fund
Accession Number
M.2009.33.2a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Singer, Robert T., and Kawai Masatomo, editors. The Life of Animals in Japanese Art. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2019.