Textile Fragment of the Kanpō era with Design of a Sacred Jewel

Book of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)

Book of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)

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

Dark blue silk with "kinran" gold brocade; selected elements made of orange silk with supplementary gold wefts

Book of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)

Multicolored Ikat-dyed silk with supplementary gold wefts; floral motifs embroidered with polychrome silk threads

Tie-dyed designs on blue silk damask patterned with orchid and chrysanthemum flowers on a diapered ground; red silk lining

Book of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)

Silk

The support medium is twill. The technique is brocade. The shape/form is "kesa