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Uchishiki (Altar Cloth)
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Uchishiki (Altar Cloth)

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868), 1801/25 · Square piece of kinran, plain compound silk of orange-brown ground with pattern woven in gilded paper strips finely cut, representing chrysanthemum and peony scrolls, lined with white linen

From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

Subjects
Japanismpaper (fiber product)textileweavingliturgicaledo (japanese period)silk (fiber)ritual objectsReligious/Ritual Object
Credit lineUchishiki (Altar Cloth). Edo period (1615–1868), 1801/25. Japan. The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Martin A. Ryerson. CC0.
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