Caption

Kesa, late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912), 1844/80, Japan, Heri, jô, yô: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip, warp-float faced 2:1 ‘Z’ twill weave with weft-float faced 1:2 ‘Z’ twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts, shiten, niten: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip, warp-float faced 2:1 ‘S’ twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts, some bound in weft-float faced 1:2, and 1:5 ‘S’ twill interlacings, lining: silk, plain weave self-patterned by rows of 1:1 plain gauze crossings, 115.7 x 191.8 cm (45 9/16 x 75 1/2 in.)

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Chicago, The Art Institute

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Photo12/Liszt Collection/Artokoloro

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LZT20A40_234

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Keywords

115.7 Kesa late Edo period 1789–1868 Meiji period 1868–1912 1844 80 Japan Heri jô yô silk gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip warp-float faced 2 1 'Z' twill weave weft-float faced 1 2 'Z' twill interlacings secondary binding warps supplementary patterning wefts shiten niten 1 'S' twill weave bound 2 1 5 'S' twill interlacings lining plain weave self-patterned rows 1 plain gauze crossings 115.7