18th century
H. 101.6 cm (40 in.)
Resist-dyed red damask silk utilizing stitch-resist (nuishime shibori) and tie-dying (kanoko shibori) techniques; selected motifs embroidered with gold-paper-wrapped and polychrome silk threads
18th centuryJapaneseMulticolored ikat-dyed silk with patterning in supplementary gold wefts; floral motifs embroidered with polychrome silk threads
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18th-19th centuryJapanesePale green-blue silk with cloud motifs painted in gold pigment; additional motifs embroidered in polychrome silk and gold threads
18th centuryJapaneseSilk
18th centuryJapaneseSilk embroidery on silk
18th centuryJapanese