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A work made of cotton, 24 narrow woven strips with bands of warp-stripe plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts, and bands of weft-faced, warp-ribbed plain weave; joined; warp fringe.

Kente Wrapper, 1900/50

Ewe

A work made of silk, plain weave; mon: dye extracted through discharge dyeing technique and chemical dye stripper (bassen) with painted details; upper lining: silk, plain weave; lower lining: silk, plain weave; embroidered with silk in satin and single satin stitches.

Mofuku, Shôwa period (1926–1989), c. 1935

A work made of rayon, plain weave self-patterned by rows of gauze crossings (yoko ro); resist dyed and stenciled.

Haori, Shôwa period (1926–1989), before 1940

A work made of silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, and peacock feathers, slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining wefts; painted details; edged with silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; top facing edged with silk, plain weave; lined with silk, plain weave.

Buddhist Monk's Cape (Incomplete), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1650/1700

A work made of top: cotton, plain weave; block printed; narrow band: silk, warp-float faced 5:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1:2 's' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; upper and lower panels: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining wefts; painted details; outer bands: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, dovetailed tapestry weave; ribbon: silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning warps; outer edging: silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; lined with cotton, plain weave; painted inscription.

Valance, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1799

A work made of silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strips, satin damask weave with patterning and brocading; wrapped over cardboard and backed with paper; applied label of silk, plain weave; with inscribed title painted and/or printed with ink.

Sutra Cover, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), c. 1590s

A work made of silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts bound in plain interlacings.

Sutra Cover, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), c. 1590's

A work made of engraving in black on cream laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper.

Blazon of the Old Haarlem Chamber of Rhetoric of the Pellicanists (‘Trou moet Blycken’), 1597

Jacob Matham

A work made of etching in black on cream laid paper.

Landscape with Jesus and the Samaritan Woman, 1572

Giovanni Battista Fontana

A work made of etching in black on ivory laid paper.

Mountain Landscape with a River, Travelers, and a City, 1590

Paul Bril

A work made of etching in black on ivory laid paper.

Mountain Landscape with a River and City, 1590

Paul Bril

A work made of etching in black on cream laid paper.

Mary Magdalene, c. 1610–12

Werner van den Valckert

A work made of etching in black on cream laid paper.

Death as a Bird-Catcher, c. 1570

Giovanni Paolo Cimerlini

A work made of engraving in black on ivory laid paper.

The Enlightenment of Francis I, 1560/70

Fiorentino Rosso

A work made of etching and engraving in black ink on cream laid paper.

The Five Deaths, c. 1645-62

Stefano della Bella

A work made of etching and engraving in black ink on cream laid paper.

The Five Deaths, c. 1645-62

Stefano della Bella

A work made of 3 engravings in black on cream laid paper.

Samson and the Two Philistines, 1600/20

Lucas Kilian

A work made of etching and engraving in black ink on cream laid paper.

The Five Deaths, c. 1645-62

Stefano della Bella

A work made of etching and engraving in black ink on cream laid paper.

The Five Deaths, c. 1645-62

Stefano della Bella

A work made of etching and engraving in black ink on cream laid paper.

The Five Deaths, c. 1645-62

Stefano della Bella

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