Kesa, late Edo period (1789–1868), 1801/50, Japan, Pieced and appliqued: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip, warp-float faced 2:1 'Z' twill weave with weft-float faced 1:2 'S' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts, lined with silk, plain weave, hand straps of silk, plain weave, cords: silk, plied, knotted, cut fringe, cotton 2:2 oblique twill interlacing, 200.5 x 115.6 cm (79 x 45 1/2 in.)
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Kesa, late Edo period (1789–1868), 1801/50, Japan, Pieced and appliqued: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip, warp-float faced 2:1 'Z' twill weave with weft-float faced 1:2 'S' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts, lined with silk, plain weave, hand straps of silk, plain weave, cords: silk, plied, knotted, cut fringe, cotton 2:2 oblique twill interlacing, 200.5 x 115.6 cm (79 x 45 1/2 in.)

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Chicago, The Art Institute

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Photo12/Liszt Collection/Artokoloro

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200.5 Kesa late Edo period 1789–1868 1801 50 Japan Pieced appliqued silk gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip warp-float faced 2 1 'Z' twill weave weft-float faced 1 2 'S' twill interlacings secondary binding warps supplementary patterning wefts lined plain weave hand straps cords plied knotted cut fringe cotton 2 2 oblique twill interlacing 200.5

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