Art Institute of Chicago

Kesa

Japan

Date

late Edo period (1789–1868), 1800/68

Medium

Kesa: Silk and cotton; warp-float faced 2:1 ‘z’ twill weave with supplementary patterning weft floats and some supplementary wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:2 ‘s’ twill interlacings Cords: Silk, 2:2 twill square braiding; knotted Lining: Silk 5:1 twill damask weave; inscribed with India ink (sumi)

Culture

Japan

Department

Textiles

Institution

Art Institute of Chicago

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