Uchishiki (Altar Cloth) by Japan, textile, 1801-1825

Uchishiki (Altar Cloth)

Japan

Year
1801-1825
Medium
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
Dimensions
66.7 × 67 cm (26 1/4 × 26 3/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago

Cultural & Historical Context

Classification
Textile
Culture
Japan
Period
Japonisme

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