Uchishiki (Altar Cloth)
Meiji period (1868–1912), 1870/90
Silk, warp-float faced 2:1 ‘Z’ twill weave, with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-on-lacquered-paper strip wrapped silk in laidwork and couching; pieced; lining: silk, plain weave
178.3 × 188.5 cm (70.2 × 74.2 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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