165 cm (64 15/16 in.)
Book of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseResist-dyed gray silk crepe (chirimen) with "twilight dying" (akebono-zome) designs utilizing paste-resist (yuzenzome) and hand-painted techniques; selected motifs embroidered with polychrome silk and gold threads
19th centuryJapaneseSilk brocade
JapaneseSilk embroidery on silk
18th centuryJapaneseHanging scroll; unspun silk filaments embroidered on woven silk
15th centuryJapaneseCompound-weave silk with supplementary gold wefts; selected motifs embroidered with polychrome silk threads
19th centuryJapanesePale green-blue silk with cloud motifs painted in gold pigment; additional motifs embroidered in polychrome silk and gold threads
18th centuryJapanese