Japan

Tobari (Formerly Katabira)

late Edo period (1789–1868), 1801/25

Hemp, plain weave; resist dyed, stenciled and hand painted (kata kanoko and kanoko shibori); embroidered with silk, gold-and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton and silk in satin, single satin and surface satin and stem stitches; laidwork and couching

166.8 × 169.1 cm (65.7 × 66.6 in)