Japan

Kesa

late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912), 1850/1900

Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts; patches: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1:2 'z' interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; lined with silk, 7:1 satin damask weave

113.7 × 205.6 cm (44.8 × 80.9 in)