194 x 110.7 cm (76 3/8 x 43 9/16 in.)
Silk; twill fabric with alternate polychrome striping (yellow, pale green, brown, white) and twill-on-twill damask checkering
13th centuryJapaneseSilk
19th centuryJapaneseFabric for a Summer kimono; dyed, tie-dyed, and embroidered linen.
18th centuryJapaneseBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseResist-dyed orange silk utilizing the tie-dye (kanoko shibori) technique; selected motifs embroidered in polychrome silk and gold
17th centuryJapaneseResist-dyed gray silk crepe (chirimen) with "twilight dying" (akebono-zome) designs utilizing paste-resist (yuzenzome) and hand-painted techniques; selected motifs embroidered with polychrome silk and gold threads
19th centuryJapanese