H. 114 x W. 182 cm (44 7/8 x 71 5/8 in.)
Dark blue silk with "kinran" gold brocade; selected elements made of orange silk with supplementary gold wefts
18th centuryJapaneseFiber
JapaneseMulticolored Ikat-dyed silk with supplementary gold wefts; floral motifs embroidered with polychrome silk threads
19th centuryJapaneseBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseRamie with vegetable dyes and mineral pigments; stenciled and free-hand paste-resist decoration applied on both sides of fabric
18th-19th centuryJapaneseBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseSilk
JapaneseBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapanese