Fiber
JapaneseFiber
JapaneseBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseResist-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 centuryJapaneseBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapanesePale green-blue silk with cloud motifs painted in gold pigment; additional motifs embroidered in polychrome silk and gold threads
18th centuryJapaneseBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseVegetable-dyed banana fiber; "ro" weave
18th-19th centuryJapanese