Book of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
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19th 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
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17th centuryJapaneseBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapanese