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A Beauty, Early 18th century

Doshin

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal strips in couching; beaded with glass beads; edged with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave; wooden frame covered with paper.

Box (Needlework), c. 1670s

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss in double running and back stitches.

Fragment from a Border, 17th century

A work made of silk, plain weave; underlaid with linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, gilt-metal strips and purl, and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk in back, satin, split, and stem stitches; laid work, couching, padded couching, and french knots; gilt-metal spangles; edged with appliquéd linen, plain weave; embroidered with gilt-metal strips and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in laid work, couching, and padded couching; lined with linen, plain weave.

Dalmatic and Humeral Veil, 1675/1725

A work made of silk, satin weave with self-patterning ground wefts bound by main warps in twill interlacings.

La Cour de Chine, c. 1918/24

Raoul Dufy

Papers with Japanese text hang from a tree bearing red and gold leaves.

Autumn Maples with Poem Slips, c. 1675

Tosa Mitsuoki

A work made of silk and gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped linen; warp-float faced chevron twill weave of two-color complementary wefts with inner warps.

Fragment of Woven Silk, 13th-14th century

A work made of silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, warp-float faced 2:1 'z' twill weave with supplementary brocading wefts; lined with silk, plain weave.

Atsuita Karaori (Noh Costume), late Edo period (1789–1868), Early 19th century

A work made of silk and gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped silk, three-color complementary weft plain weave with inner warps.

Fragment from the Mantle of Don Felipe, 1275-1300

A work made of ink, color, and gold on silk.

High Ranking Courtesan, c. 1830/43

Mihata Jôryû

A work made of handscroll; ink on silk.

Envoys Presenting Tribute, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), c. 1850/1900

Su Liupeng

A work made of silk and gilt-animal-substrate wrapped linen, warp-float faced 2:1 twill weave with weft-float faced 1:2 's' twill weave interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; left selvage present.

Fragment, 1401-1450

A work made of silk, cotton, bast fibers (probably linen), and rayon, plain weave with discontinuous wefts and exposed warps; knotted warp fringe over wooden pole wrapped with linen, plain weave.

Landscape, 1958

Lenore Tawney

A work made of silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, and peacock feathers, slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining; silk, 1:1 plain oblique interlaced tapes; lined with silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave.

Jiasha (Mantle), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1650/1725

Han-Chinese

A work made of silk, twill weave; screen printed.

Scarf, 1950/2000

Bernard Buffet

A work made of cotton, plain weave; cut and drawn work embroidered with silk in overcast stitches; embroidered in double running and long-armed cross stitches; beaded with glass beads.

Sampler, 1849

A work made of silk and linen, plain weave; screen printed and possibly hand painted.

Wiener Werkstätte Neustiftfasse 32 (Sample Book) (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), c. 1910

Martha Alber

A work made of tin-glazed earthenware (delftware).

Vase with Cover, c. 1678-80

Grieksche A Factory

A work made of silk, warp-float faced satin weave; underlaid with linen, plain weave; embroidered with linen, silk, gilt-metal strips, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in satin and split stitches; laid work, couching, padded couching; beaded with coral beads; edged with gilt-metal strip and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, twill and plain weaves; lined with silk, plain weave.

Chasuble, 1601/75

A work made of silk; printed.

Cover (Furnishing Fabric), 19th century

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