Book of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseFiber
JapaneseFiber
JapaneseResist-dyed gray silk crepe (chirimen) with "twilight dying" (akebono-zome) designs utilizing paste-resist (yuzenzome) and hand-painted techniques; selected motifs embroidered with polychrome silk and gold threads
19th centuryJapaneseBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseThe support medium is twill. The technique is brocade. The shape/form is "kesa
JapaneseVegetable-dyed banana fiber, plain weave
18th-19th centuryJapanese