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A work made of framed banner; ink and colors on silk.

Puxian, the Bodhisattva of Benevolence, Yuan dynasty (1279–1368), 14th century

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

Girl on River Bank, c. 1780/95

Katsukawa Shunchô

A work made of silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary binding warps tying supplementary brocading wefts and self-patterning ground wefts in 3:1 and 2:2 twill interlacings.

Panel (Dress Fabric), c. 1711

A work made of silk, weft twining with interlocked wefts and embroidered in back stitches; couching.

Fragment of a Band Depicting Scene from Homer's Odyssey, 16th/17th century

A work made of silk warp-float faced broken twill weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; appliquéd with silk and silvered-metal wire, plain weave with twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; embroidered with silk and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk and cotton in satin and split stitches; couching and padded couching; four full panels and two partial panels joined.

Cope, 1500/25

A work made of silk, plain weave; edged with silk, plain gauze weave; embroidered with silk in satin and stem stitches.

Table Cover, 17th century

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1:3 's' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and self-patterning ground wefts; braid and edge tape of silvered-metal strip and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk and cotton, bobbin straight lace; ribbons of silk, plain weave; lined with cotton, plain weave; glazed.

Dalmatic, c. 1785

A work made of mon side: wool, plain weave; appliqué with wool, plain weave; fulled (gorofukuren); embroidered, some areas over paper, with silk, gold-leaf-on-paper-strip wrapped silk, and gold-leaf-over-laquered-paper-strip wrapped cotton and wrapped silk in back, chinese knot, satin, single satin, surface satin, stem and straight stitches; (probably) bamboo, rolled paper and silk padded satin and stem stitches; laidwork and couching; some embroidered areas painted; lining: silk, 7:1 satin damask weave (donsu); interlined with cotton, plain weave; sewn with front and lining matched in size (tachikiri awase); silk, running "controlling" stitches along all edges.

Fukusa (Gift Cover), Edo period (1615–1868), late 18th century

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts tied in twill interlacings.

Circular Chair Seat, c. 1780

Philippe de La Salle

A work made of silk, warp-float faced satin weave self-patterned by seversing of faces (damask).

Fragment, 1601/50

A work made of linen and silk, intergrated compound weave of warp-float faced satin weave and plain weave.

Border, 17th century

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; screen printed.

Wild Flowers (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), 1964/66

Tzaims Luksus

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with two-ply twisted silk in cross, tent, linen darning, "chain" darning (resembling knitting), folded ribbon border and hem stitching.

Sampler, 1801

A work made of silk, satin, twill, and plain weaves; some with supplementary patterning warps or wefts, some self-patterned by main warps and ground wefts; some embroidered with silk and silk chenille yarns in bullion, satin, split and stem stitches; couching; some warp dyed; silk and silk and cotton, plain and satin weaves with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid and cut voided velvets; and wool, twill weave; embroidered in herringbone, satin and stem stitches; pieced; padded; backed with cotton, plain weave and embroidered with silk in cross, double feather, feather, fly, herringbone, knot, satin and split stitches.

Fragment from Bedcover (Crazy Quilt Block), c. 1884

A work made of linen, plain weave; edged with linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss in antique hem, back and double running stitches; edged with silk, countered weft twining with extended ground weft cut fringe.

Cover, 17th century

A work made of silk, plain weave; screen printed; padded with cotton batting and sewn.

Corsage (From Fabric Tokio), 1924

Wiener Werkstätte

A work made of silk, plain weave; resist dyed and stencilled with glue and impressed gold leaf.

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

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-silk-wrapped silk in split and stem stitches; laid work and couching..

Fragment (From an Orphrey Band), 1400/50

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

The Buddha Amida, from the triptych Approach of the Amida Trinity, Kamakura Period; mid–13th century

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 'z' twill interlacings and supplementary pile warps forming cut, voided velvet.

Panel, 1425/75

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