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Fukusa (Gift Cover)

Edo period (1615–1868), 1750/1800
Patterned side: silk, plain weave, with creped wefts (chirimen); embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper -strip wrapped cotton and wrapped silk, in satin, silk padded satin and stem stitches; laidwork and couching; Lined with silk, plain weave; interlined with cotton, plain weave sewn with front and lining matched in size (Tachikire awase)
53.5 × 56.5 cm (21.1 × 22.2 in)

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

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