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Edo period (1615–1868), 1775/1825
Silk, plain weave; resist dyed and painted; embroidered with silk and gold and gold-over-silver-leaf-on-lacquered- paper-strip-wrapped cotton in satin, single satin, and stem stitches; laidwork and couching; lining: silk, plain weave
172.1 × 128.3 cm (67.8 × 50.5 in)

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