Uchishiki (Altar Cloth)
late Edo period (1789–1868), 1801/25
Silk, cotton and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip, warp-float faced 3:1 'Z' twill weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts
67.9 × 57.7 cm (26.7 × 22.7 in)
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Not currently on view
In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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