Japan

Kosode

late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912), 19th century

Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:4 'Z' twill interlacings; lined with silk, plain weave, creped wefts, dyed with safflower

180.5 × 125.8 cm (71.1 × 49.5 in)