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Edo period (1615–1868), 1775/1825
Silk, plain weave, creped wefts (chirimen); paste-resist dyed (yuzen); embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton in satin, single satin, and stem stitches; couching; lined with silk, plain weave
167.6 × 128 cm (66 × 50.4 in)

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