Book of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseCompound weave silk with supplementary polychrome wefts
19th 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
JapaneseBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseRamie with vegetable dyes and mineral pigments; stenciled and freehand paste-resist decoration applied on both sides of fabric
18th-19th centuryJapanese