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Uchishiki (Altar Cloth)

Art Institute of Chicago

Artwork Details

Date
late Edo period (1789–1868), 1801/25
Medium
Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip, slit tapestery weave (kossu); backed with silk, plain weave, creped wefts; tassels: painted and plied
Culture
Japan
Public Domain
Yes
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