Kesa
Meiji period (1868–1912), 1868/1900
Hiri, yô, jô: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip, warp-float faced 2:1 ‘Z’ twill weave with weft-float faced 1:2 ‘Z’ twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts;
shiten: silk and wild silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts
112.4 × 184.1 cm (44.3 × 72.5 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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