17th century
101 x 78 cm (39 3/4 x 30 11/16 in.)
Resist-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 centuryJapaneseBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapanesePolychrome silk-floss embroidery in satin stitch on a dark blue silk damask ground
19th centuryKoreancompound silk weave
18th-19th centuryOttomanBrown satin ground with embroidered decoration
18th centuryChineseCotton
16th centuryItalianBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapanese