Japan

Kesa

Meiji period (1868–1912), 1870/90
Silk, plain weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-on-lacquered-paper strip in satin stitches; lining: silk, plain weave
112.7 × 187.2 cm (44.4 × 73.7 in)

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

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