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Kuro Tomesode

Meiji period (1868–1912), c. 1885
Hemp, plain weave; dye extracted using a chemical dye stripper (bassen); painted; lined with cotton, plain weave
142.8 × 119.4 cm (56.2 × 47 in)

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