Japan

Ôhi (Stole)

Meiji period (1868–1912), 1875/1900
Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip, warp-float faced 2:1 'Z' twill weave with supplementary brocading wefts bound in weft-float taced 1:2 'S' twill interlacings; lined with silk, 5:1 twill damask weave
157.9 × 33.2 cm (62.2 × 13.1 in)

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