20th century
Cloth depicts the central members of the Pendawa faction.
36.2 x 104.1 cm (14 1/4 x 41 in.)
Silk
19th centuryJapaneseWarps: undyed white wool. Wefts: variable, including outlining wefts, eccentric wefts. Weft colors: light red, dark red, red-brown, purple (made of red and blue), light blue (abrashed), green, dark olive green, dark blue. Whites are wool and cotton combined. The rest are wool.
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