19th-20th century
H. 50.2 x W. 31.1 cm (19 3/4 x 12 1/4 in.)
Linen, tapestry woven
ByzantineFiber
ChineseSilk
JapaneseBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseVegetable-dyed, handspun cotton with stenciled paste-resist decoration
18th-19th centuryJapanesePale beige satin with embroidered decoration
19th-20th centuryChineseSilk
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 centuryJapaneseWool
17th century