Art Institute of Chicago

Ôhi (Stole)

Japan

Date

late Edo period (1789–1868), 1801/25

Medium

Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strips, warp-float face 2:1 'Z' twill weave with weft-float faced 1:2 'Z' twill interlacing of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; patches: silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1:2 'Z' twill interlacings of secondary binding warp and supplementary patterning wefts; lined with silk, plain weave

Culture

Japan

Department

Textiles

Institution

Art Institute of Chicago

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