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A work made of silk, plain weave; mon: dye extracted through discharge dyeing technique and chemical dye stripper (bassen) with painted details; upper lining: silk, plain weave; lower lining: silk, plain weave; embroidered with silk in satin and single satin stitches.

Mofuku

Shôwa period (1926–1989), c. 1935

Japan

Japan

Silk, plain weave; mon: dye extracted through discharge dyeing technique and chemical dye stripper (bassen) with painted details; upper lining: silk, plain weave; lower lining: silk, plain weave; embroidered with silk in satin and single satin stitches

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