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Uchishiki (Altar Cloth)
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Uchishiki (Altar Cloth)

Japan · late Edo period (1789–1868), 1801/25 · Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip, slit tapestery weave (kossu); backed with silk, plain weave, creped wefts; tassels: painted and plied

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

Subjects
late edopaper (fiber product)textileweavingJapanismsilk (fiber)ritual objectsReligious/Ritual Object
Credit lineUchishiki (Altar Cloth). late Edo period (1789–1868), 1801/25. Japan. The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Gaylord Donnelley in memory of Frances Gaylord Smith. CC0.
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