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Kesa

Japan · late Edo period (1789–1868), late 18th/early 19th century · Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1:2 'Z' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; lined with silk, plain weave

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edo (japanese period)paper (fiber product)textile weaving costume liturgical - buddhist silk (fiber)

Credit lineKesa. late Edo period (1789–1868), late 18th/early 19th century. Japan. The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. George Voevodsky in memory of Mrs. Edmund A. Russell. CC0.

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