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Kesa

late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912), 1850/70
Wool, plain weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-on-lacquered-paper strip wrapped cotton in satin stitches; laidwork and couching; lining: silk, plain weave
106.6 × 173.7 cm (42 × 68.4 in)

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