Compound weave brown silk with supplementary gold wefts; selected motifs embroidered in polychrome silk threads
19th centuryJapaneseBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseFabric for a Summer kimono; dyed, tie-dyed, and embroidered linen.
18th centuryJapaneseBook 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 centuryJapaneseFiber
18th centuryJapaneseSlender strips of black bamboo, partially interwoven with dyed-silk threads and backed with mica-coated paper, surrounded by silk brocade with gilt bronze fittings and dyed-silk braid
12th centuryJapanese