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A work made of mon side: silk, warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave (shioze); stenciled dyed (yûzenzome: utsushinori yûzenzome); lining: silk, warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave (shioze); sewn with lining extending beyond front equally along edges of all sides (shihôhi); corner: gold-metallized-probably polyester-film wrapped rayon, knotted, buttonhole stitch covered, and re-plied fringe tassels.

Fukusa (Gift Cover), Heisei period (1989–present), 1991

Akihiko Takemura

A work made of linen, plain weave; cutwork; embroidered with silk floss in double running and wrapping stitches; linen picot loops.

Panel (Probably used as a Pillow Cover), c. 1600

A work made of steel, wood (oak), silk, and brass.

Langebeve, 1530

A work made of silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning warps, supplementary patterning wefts and self-patterning ground wefts.

Panel, 1775/1800

A work made of mount and inner mount: silk, cotton and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip, twill weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and patterning wefts; scroll panel: silk and cotton, satin weave; embroidered with silk in chinese knot, satin, single satin, and stem stitches; laidwork and couching; tying tape: cotton, plain weave.

Scroll, Meiji period (1868–1912), c. 1880

A work made of cotton, cotton bouclé, and wild silk, plain weave, double cloth of complementary wefts.

Panel, c. 1897

Arthur Silver

A work made of cotton and silk, satin weave self patterned by reversing of faces (satin damask).

Panel, 1925

Henri Stéphany

A work made of silk, plain weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in knot, satin and stem stitches; laid work and couching; edged with warp-float faced 4:1 and 7:1 satin weaves; waist band.

Woman's Qun (Skirt), 1880/90, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Han-Chinese

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

Border, 17th century

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered in satin and stem stitches; laid work and couching; edged with silk, cut fringe.

Bedcover, 1775/1825

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

Fragment, 15th century

A work made of book with nine color screenprints on white wove paper, in box.

A Book of Silk Screen Prints: Multiple Panel Paintings 1973-1976, 1992

Robert Mangold

A work made of a: silk and cotton, plain, twill, and satin weaves, some with patterning warps, some with patterning and brocading wefts, some self-patterned, and some with cut solid velvet; some warp painted (chiné); pieced over paper b: silk, plain and satin weaves, some with self-patterning; some warp painted (chine); pieced.

Fragments from a Mosaic or Honeycomb Quilt, 1876

A work made of silk, plain weave; beaded; lined with silk, plain weave; steel frame; carved bone handle.

Parasol, c.1850

A work made of woven in one piece (hikikaeshi); mon side: silk, twill weave self-patterned by areas of plain interlacing; dye extracted through stenciled chemical dye stripper (bassen), stenciled with dyes and gold leaf (yûzenzome;suri yûzenzome), painted with india ink (sumi) and dye details; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped cotton, couching; patterned side: silk, plain weave (shioze); stenciled (yûzenzome: suri yûzenzome and otoshizome) and painted india ink (sumi) and gold; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-on-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped silk in straight stitches; laidwork and couching; silk, running "controlling" stitches along edges; corners: silk and cotton, wrapped and knotted re-piled fringe tassels.

Fukusa (Gift Cover), early Meiji period (1868–1912), 1868/83

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

Commemmorative Ribbon "Compliments of the Season", 19th century

Thomas Stevens

A work made of cotton, silk, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton, bands of weft-faced warp ribbed plain weave, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts, and bands of slit tapestry weave; ends of wool, plain weave; fulled; edged with tape of cotton and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton, and gilt-metal strip; plain weave with secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; underlaid with tape of cotton, plain weave with extended paired weft and gilt-metal coil fringe.

Ceremonial Waist Sash (ikak pinggang), 19th century

Minangkabau

A work made of silk, horsehair, and cotton, needle lace.

Edging, 1875/1900

A work made of silk and cotton, plain weave self-patterned by main warp and ground weft floats.

Vista Weave (Upholstery Fabric), 1945/80

reg/wick Hand Woven Originals

A work made of handscroll; ink and colors on silk.

Landscape, 17th-18th century

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