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A work made of border, shiten: silk; complex gauze weave self-patterned with areas of plain weave; center and lining: probably hemp, plain weave.

Zagu (Seating Mat)

late Edo period (1789–1868), 1800/68

Japan

Japan

Border, shiten: silk; complex gauze weave self-patterned with areas of plain weave; center and lining: probably hemp, plain weave

Textiles