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Uchishiki (Altar Cloth)

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868), 1750/1800 · Silk and gold-leaf-over lacquered-paper strip, warp-float faced 4:1 ‘Z’ twill weave with weft-float faced 1:2 ‘Z’ twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; lining: cotton, plain weave

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Subjects

Japanism paper (fiber product)textile liturgical - buddhist weaving edo (japanese period)silk (fiber)ritual objects Religious/Ritual Object

Credit lineUchishiki (Altar Cloth). Edo period (1615–1868), 1750/1800. Japan. The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Ralph E. Hays in memory of Mary Van Artsdalen Hays. CC0.

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