Kesa

1930–1940

Medium: Heri, yô, jô: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip, 1:1 plain gauze weave (ro) with supplementary brocading wefts; shiten and niten: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip, plain weave self-patterned by rows of 1:1 plain gauze weave (yoko ro); lining: silk, plain weave
Dimensions: 111.8 × 202.7 cm (44 × 79 7/8 in.)
Genre: textile
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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