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Kesa

Art Institute of Chicago

Artwork Details

Date
Edo period (1615–1868), late 18th century
Medium
Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip, warp-float faced 2:1 'Z' twill weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts bound by main warps in a weft-float faced 1:2 'S' twill interlacing; cords: silk, 2:2 oblique twill interlacing; lined with silk, plain weave
Culture
Japan
Public Domain
Yes
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