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

Atsuita karaori (Noh Costume), late Edo period (1789–1868), 1801/25

A work made of two-panel screen; ink and color on silk.

Relaxing in the Shade, c. 1933

Yamakawa Shûhô

A work made of hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk.

Birds on a Tree with Fruit and Autumn Foliage, Qing dynasty (1644–1911); late 17th century 清朝

Jiang Hong

A work made of hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk.

Tree Peonies in Full Bloom, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), dated 1911

Longyu, Empress Dowager of China

A work made of porcelain, underglaze blue, and silver.

Ewer, c. 1610

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in back, individual back, bullion, chain, plaited braid, and stem stitches; buttonholed couching, darned wheels and french knots.

Woman's Coif (Altered), c. 1600

A work made of silk and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, satin weave with brocading wefts and self-patterning ground wefts.

Length of Woven Silk, 1700–1705

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 2:1 twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound by secondary binding warps in plain interlacings.

Fragment, Mamluk period (1250–1517), 14th/15th century

Islamic

A work made of silk, wild silk, and acetate, plain weave; batik printed.

If I Forget Thee, Oh Jerusalem, c. 1979

John W. Mulder

A work made of linen, wool, silk, rayon, nylon and acetate, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts.

Two Forces Meeting and Opposing (Hanging), 1959

Lenore Tawney

A work made of hemp, wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

The Lovers, 1490/1500

A work made of wild silk, plain weave; appliquéd with silk, satin weave; embroidered with silk- and gold-leaf-paper-strip wrapped silk in detached chain, satin and stem stitches; laid work, couching and french knots; and glass beads.

The Bride, c. 1906

Ann Macbeth

A work made of engraving in black and yellowish brown, with hand additions in red gouache on cream, silk satin weave, folded.

The Holy Shroud of Besançon, 1634

Jean De Loisy

A work made of hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk.

Two Beauties on a Veranda, 1802/16

Kitao Masanobu

A work made of hanging scroll, ink and color on silk.

Geese on a Riverbank, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1750

Shen Kai

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in cross, hem, satin, split, stem, and tent stitches; french knots.

Sampler, 1825

Mary Ayer

A work made of acrylic, silk-screened tempera, gesso on wood.

Passing Through the Opposite of What It Approaches, Chapter 25, 2012

R. H. Quaytman

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss in back and running (pattern darning) stitches.

Fragment, Ayyubid period (1171–1250)/Mamluk period (1250–1517), 13th/14th century

Islamic

A work made of cotton, plain weave with supplementary wool yarns forming hooked cut and uncut pile; attached wool tassels embellished with plain oblique interlacing, knotting, plaiting, and wrapped with wool, hemp, silk and linen yarns.

Whiskered Rug, 1970s

Angelo Testa

A work made of cellulose acetate, interworked elements; embellished with silk in needleworked spots; stiffened.

Crazy Circulation, 1996

Betty Boulez-Cuykx

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