Kesa, Meiji period (1868–1912), 1870/90, Japan, Heri, yô, jô: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip, warp-float face 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, shiten and niten: silk, cotton and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip, warp-float faced 2:1 ‘Z’ twill weave with supplementary brocading weft floats and patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:2 ‘S’ twill interlacings, lining: silk, plain weave, 113 x 200.2 cm (44 1/2 x 78 7/8 in.)
Caption

Kesa, Meiji period (1868–1912), 1870/90, Japan, Heri, yô, jô: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip, warp-float face 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, shiten and niten: silk, cotton and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip, warp-float faced 2:1 ‘Z’ twill weave with supplementary brocading weft floats and patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:2 ‘S’ twill interlacings, lining: silk, plain weave, 113 x 200.2 cm (44 1/2 x 78 7/8 in.)

Info+

Chicago, The Art Institute

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection/Artokoloro

Reference

LZT20A40_243

License type

Rights managed

Available size

62,3Mb (5,0Mb) / 20,0in x 12,1in / 6000 x 3628 (300dpi)

Keywords

113 Kesa Meiji period 1868–1912 1870 90 Japan Heri yô jô silk gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip warp-float face 2 1 'Z' twill weave weft-float faced 1 2 'S' twill interlacings secondary binding warps supplementary patterning wefts lined plain weave shiten niten cotton warp-float faced 2 supplementary brocading weft floats patterning wefts bound lining 113

Please log in to download the high resolution file