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Uchishiki (Altar Cloth)

Edo period (1615–1868), 1775/1800
Square piece of Kinran; fancy compound satin of silk threads and gilded paper strips finely cut
66 × 67.3 cm (26 × 26.5 in)

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

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