Antique Japanese Fukusa Gift Cover Sacred Pine Tree in Gold Embroidery
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This is an old silk fukusa from Meiji period (1868-1912). This type of fukusa is a covering placed over a gift at the time of a gift-giving ceremony. Lined with a deep red crepe silk, this fukusa is almost in perfect condition.
Pine trees are considered as sacred in Japan. Here, an ancient pine tree is mostly done with the gold couching, overlaying of threads (wrapped in gold) rather than going in and out of the base fabric. The color of gold is particularly pretty here contructing to the background color of deep blue satin silk. The liner is red chairmen crept silk. 25 5/8" x 32"
