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Edo period (1615–1868), 1775/1800
Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, warp-float faced twill weave with weft float faced twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; interlined with cotton, plain weave
164 × 133.7 cm (64.6 × 52.6 in)

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