Mid Edo period, 1736-1740
Part of a group of ten textile panels, 1932.110-1932.119
sight: H. 45.7 x W. 29.2 cm (18 x 11 1/2 in.)
Resist-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 centuryJapaneseSilk embroidery on silk
18th centuryJapaneseSilk and gold
18th centuryJapaneseFabric for a Summer kimono; dyed, tie-dyed, and embroidered linen.
18th centuryJapaneseRamie with vegetable dyes and mineral pigments; stenciled and freehand paste-resist decoration applied on both sides of fabric
18th-19th centuryJapanese