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Ôhi (Stole)

late Edo period (1789–1868), 1800/68
Silk, 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; lining: silk, plain weave
171.3 × 32.8 cm (67.4 × 12.9 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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