Japan

Ôhi (Stole)

late Edo period (1789–1868)/early Meiji period (1868–1912), 1800/96

Heri, jô: silk and gold-leaf-on-lacquered-paper-strip, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; shiten: 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; lining: silk, plain weave

139.4 × 31.1 cm (54.9 × 12.2 in)