JAPANESE GOLD GAUZE

Resist-dyed silk damask ground detailed with stenciling and with decoration embroidered in dyed silk threads and gilt-paper-wrapped threads

Multicolored ikat-dyed silk with patterning in supplementary gold wefts; floral motifs embroidered with polychrome silk threads

Resist-dyed silk damask ground detailed with stenciling and painting and with decoration embroidered in dyed silk threads and gilt-paper-wrapped threads

Resist-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

Silk with vegetable dyes, warp and weft ikat designs; collar lining made of red crepe, robe lining made of red wool

Fabric for a Summer kimono; dyed, tie-dyed, and embroidered linen.

Silk embroidery on silk