A work made of woven in one piece (hikikaeshi); mon side: silk, twill weave, self-patterned by areas of plain interlacing; dye extracted through stenciled chemical dye stripper (bassen); patterned side: silk, plain weave (shioze); painted with india ink (sumi) and gold paint; silk, running "controlling" stitches along all edges; corners: silk, oblique interlacing over wrapped cotton ball, knotted and re-plied fringe tassels.

Fukusa (Gift Cover)

1912/26, Taishô period (1912–1926)

Japan

Woven in one piece (hikikaeshi); Mon side: silk, twill weave, self-patterned by areas of plain interlacing; dye extracted through stenciled chemical dye stripper (bassen); Patterned side: silk, plain weave (shioze); painted with India ink (sumi) and gold paint; silk, running "controlling" stitches along all edges; corners: silk, oblique interlacing over wrapped cotton ball, knotted and re-plied fringe tassels

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