H. 100.3 x W. 36.2 cm (39 1/2 x 14 1/4 in.)
Silk; twill fabric with alternate polychrome striping (yellow, pale green, brown, white) and twill-on-twill damask checkering
13th centuryJapaneseRamie with vegetable dyes and mineral pigments; stenciled and freehand paste-resist decoration applied on both sides of fabric
18th-19th centuryJapaneseSilk
JapaneseSilk
JapaneseVegetable-dyed banana fiber; "ro" weave
18th-19th centuryJapaneseBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapanese