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A work made of top: wool, plain weave; resist dyed and stenciled (yûzenzome; utsushinori); bottom: silk, plain weave; resist dyed and stenciled (yûzenzome: itome and utsushinori); lining side: silk, satin weave with bands of supplementary patterning.

Katagawa Obi (Side Patterned Belt), 1912/20, early Taishô period (1912–1926)

A work made of hemp, plain weave; resist dyed, stenciled and hand painted (kata kanoko and kanoko shibori); embroidered with silk, gold-and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton and silk in satin, single satin and surface satin and stem stitches; laidwork and couching.

Tobari (Formerly Katabira), late Edo period (1789–1868), 1801/25

A work made of painted white silk, rose wreaths and scrolling ornaments; ivory sticks, pierced and decorated with silver; pearl rivet.

Fan, c. 1853

A work made of silk, plain weave and warp-float faced satin weave with self-patterning wefts which tie with main warps in twill weave when they float on face in plain weave areas.

Panel (pon. 11229), 1925

A work.

Brocade (Furnishing Fabric), 1960/74

Larsen Design Studio

A work made of paper mount; bamboo sticks; iron guards inlaid with silver.

Fan (Military or Battle), 18th century, Edo period (1615–1868)

A work made of linen; silk on linen.

Sampler, 19th century

A work made of silk, brocaded fancy compound satin.

Panel, Mid–18th century

A work made of silk, plain compound satin.

Fragment, Mid–17th century

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered in padded satin, straight overcast, buttonhole, back and seed stitches; punched work in curved lines resembling hemstitching; overcast eyelets.

Yoke (For Child's Dress), 1890

A work made of silk and rayon, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts and self-patterning ground weft floats; interlinging: cotton, plain weave.

Nagoya Obi (Formal Belt), late Taishô period (1912–1926), c. 1925

A work made of wooden frame; oversewn with linen in buttonhole stitches; needle lace filling stitches; some enclosing stones; knotted and square braided fringe.

Unfinished Hanging, 1950/91

Claire Zeisler

A work made of painted paper mount; faces of figures are beautifully painted on applied pieces of ivory; delicatedly carved ivory sitcks and guards; in black and gold lacquer box.

Fan with box, 19th century

A work.

Curtains ("Lover's Cabin" Design), 1901/19

A work made of paper mount with painted figures; heads of applied ivory, costume of silk appliqué; sticks of filigree silver enriched with cloissoné enamel; silver rivet and loop, tassels.

Mandarin Fan, 18th century

A work.

Fragment, 18th century

A work.

Panel, Late 18th century

A work made of paper mount; painted ivory sticks; leather case.

Fan, c. 1803

A work made of silk, brocaded in silk and metal thread.

17 Fragments, 18th century

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary binding warps tying some three color complementary self-patterning ground wefts in plain interlacings.

Panel, c. 1724/27

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