Late Edo to Meiji period, circa 1850-1900
H. 205.7 x W. 114.3 cm (81 x 45 in.)
Book of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapanesecompound silk weave
18th-19th centuryOttomanwool; twill tapestry weave, double-interlocked
18th-19th centuryIndianBraided and knotted green silk cord with fringed tassels
19th centuryJapaneseWarp: tightly wound 2 ply undyed white wool. Structural weft: 1 ply Z spun. Decorative (soumak) weft: all 2 Z spun S ply. Colors: yellow, red, blue, dark blue, green, white, undyed brown, aubergine, orange. Countered soumak: light and dark red, aubergine, orange, yellow, light and dark blue. Mildly corrosive brown. 78 rows soumak per vertical decimeter. 72 decorative warps per horizontal decimeter. Both selvedges: 1 bundle of 3 warps wrapped in red brocading. Top end: 3.5 cm. slit tapestry kilim with 1 cm. brocade wefts, doubled (to 4 ply). Bottom end: cut. Which is top and which is bottom is unclear.
19th centuryAzerbaijanInk on silk
20th centuryAustrian'Kesi' thangka mounted as a hanging scroll; silk in tapestry weave with some details painted on the surface in gold and light colors
18th centuryChineseWarps: undyed white wool. Wefts: variable, including outlining wefts, eccentric wefts. Weft colors: light red, dark red, red-brown, purple (made of red and blue), light blue (abrashed), green, dark olive green, dark blue. Whites are wool and cotton combined. The rest are wool.
19th centuryTurkishFiber
SpanishSilk and metallic (silver and gilt) yarns filé
17th centuryEuropeanInk on silk
20th centuryAustrian