late Edo period, 19th century
H. 181 x W. 126 cm (71 1/4 x 49 5/8 in.)
Book of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseCompound weave brown silk with supplementary gold wefts; selected motifs embroidered in polychrome silk threads
19th centuryJapaneseBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseBraided and knotted red silk cord with fringed tassels
19th centuryJapaneseBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseResist-dyed silk damask ground detailed with stenciling and painting and with decoration embroidered in dyed silk threads and gilt-paper-wrapped threads
18th-19th centuryJapaneseBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
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