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A work made of silk and cotton, two-faced, two-color complementary warp weave of warp-float faced twill weave with areas of complementary warp-floats and of warp-float faced twill weave with areas of twill weave, both with stripes of two color complementary warp weave; woven on a loom with jacquard attachment.

Border or Ribbon, c. 1830

A work made of silk, plain weave; appliquéd with cotton, rayon, silk, wool, and metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; cotton, rayon and silk, twill and plain weaves; embroidered with silk, linen, wool, cotton, jute, rayon and cellulose acetate in buttonhole, coral, zig-zag coral, feather, long-armed cross, open chain and stem stitches; laid work and couching.

Cactus, 1958

Mariska Karasz

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 silk, plain weave; screen printed.

Panath (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), 1929

Maria Likarz-Strauss

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 Standing Beauty

A Standing Beauty, 1780/90

Katsukawa Shunsho

A work made of black chalk and brush and black wash, with touches of brown and ochre chalk, on ivory laid paper.

A Camel, 1646

Cornelis Saftleven

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 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, 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

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, 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 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 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 ink and light color on silk.

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

Ren Yi

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

Fragment, 17th century

A work made of silk, 4:1 satin damask weave, rinzu; yuzen dyed, painted, and stenciled; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton in satin and single satin stitches; laid work, couching, and chinese knots; lined with silk, plain weave; dyed with beni, safflower.

Furisode, late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912), 19th century

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