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Kesa

Art Institute of Chicago

Artwork Details

Date
late Edo period (1789–1868), late 18th/early 19th century
Medium
Silk, warp ikat, warp-float faced 2:1 'Z' twill weave with supplementary brocading wefts; patches: silk, 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 warp and supplementary patterning wefts; lined in 4:1 satin damask weave
Culture
Japan
Public Domain
Yes
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