Kesa, late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912), 1850/1900, Japan, Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts, patches: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1:2 'z' interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts, lined with silk, 7:1 satin damask weave, 113.7 x 205.6 cm (44 3/4 x 80 7/8 in.)
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Kesa, late Edo period, 1789–1868, Meiji period, 1868–1912, 1850/1900, Japan, Silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip, warp-float faced 4, 1 satin weave, supplementary patterning, brocading wefts, patches, silk, weft-float faced 1, 2 'z' interlacings, secondary binding warps, supplementary patterning wefts, lined, 7, 1 satin damask weave, 113.7
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