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A Standing Beauty

A Standing Beauty, 1780/90

Katsukawa Shunsho

A work made of silk, 1:1 plain gauze weave; embroidered in stem filling stitches; sleeves: silk, 1:1 plain gauze weave (figured); edging and closures: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts; neck trimmed with cords of gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk couched with silk; sleeves and cuffs lined with silk, 1:1 plain gauze weave.

Man's Jifu (Semiformal Court Robe), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), c. 1780s-1790s

Manchu

A work made of cotton and silk, plain weaves, some roller printed; pieced; appliquéd with cotton and wool, plain weave wrapped cardboard; edged and backed with cotton, plain weave; roller printed; quilted with cotton thread.

"Honeycomb Centre" Quilt, 1877

A work made of linen, plain weave; underlaid with linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in satin, padded satin, and split stitches; couching.

Fragment from an Orphrey Band Showing St. Barbara and St. James, 1350-1400

A work made of silk, satin weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton in chinese knot, eyelet, feather, satin, single satin, split and stem stitches; laidwork and couching; underlined with linen, plain weave; lined with cotton plain weave; edged with silk plain weave paired warp.

Coverlet, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)/ Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Mid–17th century

A work made of silk, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts with knotted tassel.

Commemorative Ribbon "Glory to God in the Highest", 19th century

Thomas Stevens

A work made of silk, warp chevron twill weave; cut warp fringe; applied gold leaf.

Kyoto Rooftop: Nishijin VII, 1985

Glen Kaufman

A work made of silk and gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped linen, bands of plain weave; of plain weave self-patterned by main warp and ground weft floats; and of two and three color complementary weft weave.

Probably a Fragment from a Garment of Don Felipe, 1275-1300

A work made of silk, plain weave with patterning wefts and painted pile warp uncut solid velvet (chiné); pile warp fringe.

Border, 19th century

A work made of silk, plain weave (weft-faced), appliquéd and embroidered in multicolored silk and tarnished silver metal thread in an all-over large-scale stylized design; bound with metallic gold braid on four sides; backed with white cotton, twill weave.

Altar Frontal, 18th century

A work made of silk and gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped linen, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts bound by secondary binding warps in plain and twill interlacings.

Fragment, 1350–1400

A work made of linen and silk, knit in shell knitting, ladder, fancy crossed throw, and knit into stitch below stitches.

Shells, 1967

Mary Walker Phillips

A work made of ink and light color on silk.

Landscape with Figures, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), dated 1883

Ren Yi

A work made of silk, satin weave self-patterned by reversing of faces.

Fragment, 17th century

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 2:1 's' twill weave; embroidered with silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk in knot, satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching; sleeves: silk, weft-float faced 1:5 and warp-float faced 2:1 twill damask weave; edging and closures: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 5:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1:2 'z' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; lined with silk, plain weave; metal buttons.

Empress' Jifu (Semiformal Court Robe), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1840-60

Manchu

Tan jade frame with ruby, diamond, emerald flower designs.

Mirror Frame with Tree of Life Motif, Mughal dynasty (1526-1857), 17th/18th century

A work made of linen, silk and wood, slit tapestry weave with wrapped, cut fringe; embellished with feathers; silk and linen knotted fringes.

Underwater Wind, 1965

Lenore Tawney

A work made of hemp, plain weave; embroidered with silk in cross and tent stitches.

Chair Seat, 17th century

A work made of cotton, plain and twill slit tapestry weave with eccentric wefts; silk tassels with metal wire wrapped cotton loops.

Headband (Cinta), 1900/50

Maya

A work made of probably linen, plain weave; appliquéd with silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave over bast fiber padding; embroidered with silk, silk-wrapped-metal-wire coils, silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk and feathers in bullion, buttonhole, detached twisted trammed buttonhole, encroaching gobelin, individual back, raised stem and tent stitches; laid work and couching; embellished with mica.

Embroidered Picture Depicting an Allegory of Music, 17th century, c. 1640

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