"1800 / 1850, Japan" . . "0.49970000982284545898"^^ . . "Fukusa, blue satin silk with embroidery in coloured silk and gold-wrapped thread, Japan, 1800-1850"@en . "Fukusa, blue satin silk with embroidery in coloured silk and gold-wrapped thread, Japan, 1800-1850"@en . . . . . . . "Gift cover (fukusa) of blue satin with an embroidered design of a central large tortoise swimming amid turbulent waves. The fukusa is lined with plain weave blue silk, probably a later addition."@en . "\u2018The crane lives for a thousand years, and the turtle for ten thousand years\u2019 is a well-known proverb in Japan. The turtle is therefore regarded as a symbol of longevity and the bearer of good fortune and is a popular motif on celebratory textiles. Here a very powerful-looking creature, the long trail of seaweed and algae on its back suggesting it has indeed lived for many years, decorates a fukusa, a type of textile used to cover a gift. The design is embroidered almost exclusively in gold-wrapped thread which look particularly dramatic against the dark blue ground."@en . . . "1800 / 1850, Japan" . "0.66350001096725463867"^^ . "Gift cover (fukusa) of blue satin with an embroidered design of a central large tortoise swimming amid turbulent waves. The fukusa is lined with plain weave blue silk, probably a later addition."@en . . "\u2018The crane lives for a thousand years, and the turtle for ten thousand years\u2019 is a well-known proverb in Japan. The turtle is therefore regarded as a symbol of longevity and the bearer of good fortune and is a popular motif on celebratory textiles. Here a very powerful-looking creature, the long trail of seaweed and algae on its back suggesting it has indeed lived for many years, decorates a fukusa, a type of textile used to cover a gift. The design is embroidered almost exclusively in gold-wrapped thread which look particularly dramatic against the dark blue ground."@en . . . . . . . "FE.20-1973" . .