Kesa, late Edo period (1789–1868), c. 1850, Japan, Hiri, yô, jô: Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped silk, warp-float faced 2:1 'Z' twill weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning and brocading wefts, shiten and niten: Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip, warp-float faced 2:1 'Z' twill weave with weft-float faced 1:2 twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts, lining: silk, 4:1 satin damask weave, stenciled, resist-dyed and painted (tsutugaki-zome), interlining: cotton, plain weave, 189.3 x 109.9 cm (74 1/2 x 43 1/4 in.)
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Kesa, late Edo period (1789–1868), c. 1850, Japan, Hiri, yô, jô: Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped silk, warp-float faced 2:1 'Z' twill weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning and brocading wefts, shiten and niten: Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip, warp-float faced 2:1 'Z' twill weave with weft-float faced 1:2 twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts, lining: silk, 4:1 satin damask weave, stenciled, resist-dyed and painted (tsutugaki-zome), interlining: cotton, plain weave, 189.3 x 109.9 cm (74 1/2 x 43 1/4 in.)

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Chicago, The Art Institute

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189.3 Kesa late Edo period 1789–1868 c. 1850 Japan Hiri yô jô Silk gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped silk warp-float faced 2 1 'Z' twill weave plain interlacings secondary binding warps supplementary patterning brocading wefts shiten niten gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip weft-float faced 1 2 twill interlacings supplementary patterning wefts lining silk 4 1 satin damask weave stenciled resist-dyed painted tsutugaki-zome interlining cotton plain weave 189.3

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