Fukusa (Gift Cover)

1868–1883

Medium: Mon side: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave self-patterned by areas of weft-float faced 1:3 'Z' twill interlacings; embroidered with silk, laidwork and couching Lined with silk, warp-float 4:1 satin weave (shusu); sewn with front and lining matched in size (Tachikiri awase); silk, running "controlling" stitches along all edges
Dimensions: 74.1 × 66.7 cm (29 1/8 × 26 1/4 in.)
Genre: Textile
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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