Early Edo period, circa 1751-1763 (Hōreki era)
Dark blue silk with "kinran" gold brocade; selected elements made of orange silk with supplementary gold wefts
18th centuryJapaneseTie-dyed designs on blue silk damask patterned with orchid and chrysanthemum flowers on a diapered ground; red silk lining
18th-19th centuryJapaneseResist-dyed red damask silk utilizing stitch-resist (nuishime shibori) and tie-dying (kanoko shibori) techniques; selected motifs embroidered with gold-paper-wrapped and polychrome silk threads
18th centuryJapaneseBrocade
18th centuryJapaneseSilk embroidery on silk
18th centuryJapaneseVegetable-dyed, handspun cotton with stenciled paste-resist decoration
18th-19th centuryJapaneseVegetable-dyed, handspun cotton with stenciled paste-resist decoration
18th-19th centuryJapanese