Japan

Kesa

late Edo period (1789–1868), late 18th/early 19th century

Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1:2 'Z' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; lined with silk, plain weave

215.4 × 116.5 cm (84.8 × 45.9 in)