Resist-dyed silk, satin-stitch embroidery in silk and gold-foil-wrapped threads, and with selected details painted in dark green and black pigments
19th centuryJapaneseSilk brocade
JapaneseFiber
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18th-19th centuryJapaneseBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
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17th centuryJapaneseFiber
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