Detail: Traditionally used as gift coverings at weddings, birthdays, or annual holidays, fukusa are meant to impress. The selection of fukusa currently on view in the Japanese galleries highlights a dazzling range of embroidered, woven, appliquéd, or hand-painted designs. Scenes of Mt. Fuji, visual puns, calligraphic poetry, and more are rendered using threads, silk, satin, and precious metals, comprising a survey of virtuosic decorative techniques.