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Mizuhiki (Temple Banner)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Date:
Edo period (1615–1868), 1668/1703
Medium:
Silk, warp-float face 4:1 satin weave; appliquéd with silk, warp-float face 4:1 satin weave and warp-float face 4:1 satin weave; stenciled (suri hita); embroidered with silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered paper strip wrapped cotton and silver-over lacquered paper strip wrapped cotton, in satin and single satin stitches; laidwork and couching; lining: silk, plain weave
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
547 × 2250 px
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