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Uchishiki (Altar Cloth)

Art Institute of Chicago

Artwork Details

Date
Edo period (1615–1868), 1801/25
Medium
Square piece of kinran, plain compound silk of orange-brown ground with pattern woven in gilded paper strips finely cut, representing chrysanthemum and peony scrolls, lined with white linen
Culture
Japan
Public Domain
Yes
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