Kesa, late Edo period (1789–1868), 1800/44, Japan, Hiri, yô, jô, silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip, warp-float faced 3:1 ‘Z’ twill weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts, shiten and niten: silk and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1:2 ‘Z’ twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts, lining: silk, plain weave, 107 x 197.2 cm (42 1/8 x 77 5/8 in.)
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Kesa, late Edo period (1789–1868), 1800/44, Japan, Hiri, yô, jô, silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip, warp-float faced 3:1 ‘Z’ twill weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts, shiten and niten: silk and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1:2 ‘Z’ twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts, lining: silk, plain weave, 107 x 197.2 cm (42 1/8 x 77 5/8 in.)

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Chicago, The Art Institute

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Photo12/Liszt Collection/Artokoloro

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107 Kesa late Edo period 1789–1868 1800 44 Japan Hiri yô jô silk gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip warp-float faced 3 1 'Z' twill weave plain interlacings secondary binding warps supplementary patterning wefts shiten niten silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip warp-float faced 4 1 satin weave weft-float faced 1 2 'Z' twill interlacings lining plain weave 107

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