Ôhi (Stole)
Edo period (1615–1868), 1775/1825
Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:4 'Z' twill interlacings; patches: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip, warp-float faced 2:1 'Z' twill weave with weft-float faced 1:2 'Z' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; lined with silk, plain weave self-patterned by main warp and ground weft floats
162.8 × 33.1 cm (64.1 × 13 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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