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

Panel (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), 1924

Léon Bakst

A work made of earthenware with polychrome pigments.

Female Musician, Tang dynasty (A.D. 618–907), late 7th/early 8th century

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk.

Sampler, 17th century

A work made of silk, bobbin straight lace (made in horizontal strips).

Bonnet Veil, 1850s

A work made of cotton, silk, polyester window covering, upholstery.

I Morosi Alla Finestra, 2002

Gio Ponti

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk, peacock-feather-wrapped silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, and gold-leaf-over-lacquered paper in surface satin stitches; laid work and couching; appliquéd with forms of silk, plain weaves between two layers of paper, some with gold- and silver-leaf-over-lacquered paper, and embroidered with silk in chain and knot stitches, needle looping with laid thread and darned bars, and silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, laid work and couching; edged with cotton, plain weave; lined with ramie, plain weave; metal button.

Vestment for a First-Degree Taoist Priest, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century; inscribed 1793

Han-Chinese

A work made of silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts bound by main warps in weft-float faced 1:4 's' twill interlacings and with supplementary pile warps forming cut voided velvet.

Cope, 1460-1470

A work made of steel, wood, silk, and brass.

Bill (Ronca), 16th century

A work made of five panels joined: three panels of stripes of silk and cotton, warp resist dyed (warp ikat) plain weave (paired warps), stripes of warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts and one stripe of cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk in back, double running, stem and surface satin stitches and two panels of cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk in back, stem and surface satin stitches.

Woman's Ceremonial Skirt (tapis), 18th century (?)

Paminggir

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in cross stitch.

Sampler, 1814

A work made of handscroll; ink and light color on silk.

The Orchid Pavilion Gathering, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century

A work made of silk, plain weave; screen or stencil printed; padded with silk; lined with silk, plain weave.

Child's Kosode, 1901/25, Taishô period (1912–1926)

A work made of persian silk piece. light silk; small flower spray.

Fragment (Dress Fabric), 18th/19th century

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

The Four Accomplishments: Painting, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), late 16th/17th century

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

Two Scholar-Musicians in a Landscape, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 15th century

A work made of leather, cut, pricked and slashed; silk satin appliqué; gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk couching; gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk woven fringe; balls covered with gilt-metal-wrapped-silk; ribbons of silk, plain weave edged with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk woven fringe; lining: silk, plain weave; interlining: linen, plain weave.

Pair of Gloves, 1601/50

A work made of linen, plain weave; bands of cut and drawn thread work in interlocking lace and romanian stitches; bands of linen, needle lace of a type known as "reticello"; and embroidered with silk in algerian eye, hem, montenegrin cross, running, double running, and satin stitches; buttonhole couching.

Sampler, 1676

Katherine Veren

A work made of linen plain weave embroidered in silk floss, silk chenille and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk; glass beads; applied braid.

Orpheus Charming the Animals, first half 17th century

A work made of silk and silk chenille yarns, plain weave with twill interlacings of secondary binding warp and facing wefts and with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and brocading wefts.

Branche de Corail, c. 1780/85

Philippe de La Salle

A work made of silk and pineapple fiber, plain weave.

Scarf, Shôwa period (1926–1989)/ Heisei period (1989–present), 1975/2000

Akiko Ishigaki

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