Takashimaya (est.1831)
Embroidered panel 1935
Silk, silk thread, coromandel wood | 106.0 x 142.0 x 9.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 69597
Peacocks have long been a popular subject with Japanese embroiderers. This design is based on an eighteenth-century painting, and a variety of stitches have been used to achieve a painterly effect, including long sections of couched twisted thread.
