Kesa by Japan, textile, 1775-1800

Kesa

Japan

Year
1775-1800
Medium
Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip, warp-float faced 2:1 'Z' twill weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts bound by main warps in a weft-float faced 1:2 'S' twill interlacing; cords: silk, 2:2 oblique twill interlacing; lined with silk, plain weave
Dimensions
124.1 × 214 cm (48 7/8 × 84 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago

Cultural & Historical Context

Classification
Textile
Culture
Japan
Period
Edo period (1615–1868)

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