EditorialFukusa (Gift Cover), late Edo period (1789?1868)/ Meiji period (1868?1912), 19th century, Japan, Mon side: silk, warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave (shioze), dye extracted through stenciled chemical dye stripper (bassen), patterned side: cotton, silk ...
EditorialFukusa (Gift Cover), late Edo period (1789?1868)/ Meiji period (1868?1912), 19th century, Japan, Pattern side: silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave (tsuzure), lining: silk, plain weave with creped wefts (chirimen...
EditorialFukusa (Gift Cover), late Edo period (1789?1868)/ Meiji period (1868?1912), 19th century, Japan, Pattern side: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped cotton, slit and single dovetailed tapestry weaves (tsuzure), lining: silk, plain weave...
EditorialFukusa (Gift Cover), late Edo period (1789?1868)/ Meiji period (1868?1912), 19th century, Japan, Mon side: silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped silk, slit and single dovetailed tapestry weave (tsuzure), pattern side: silk, gold-leaf-over-...
EditorialFukusa (Gift Cover), late Edo period (1789?1868)/ Meiji period (1868?1912), 19th century, Japan, Pattern side: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, slit tapestry weave (tsuzure), corners: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper...
EditorialFukusa (Gift Cover), late Edo period (1789?1868)/ Meiji period (1868?1912), 19th century, Japan, Pattern side: silk and lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, slit tapestry weave (tsuzure), lining: Plain weave, painted details (sugaki, sumi), sewn with ...
EditorialBand, Medium: silk, metallic yarn on linen Technique: back stitch embroidery and couched metallic-wrapped silk on plain weave, Design shows a stiffly curving stylized vine through which move a lion pursuing a youth, a cupid (?) blindfolded with bow and...
EditorialBand, Medium: silk, metal-wrapped silk, coiled metal strips on linen Technique: split, satin and double running stitches using silk, couched and padded couching for metal-wrapped silk and metal coils on plain weave (metallic yarns are couched in pairs ...
EditorialFukusa (Gift Cover), late Edo period (1789?1868)/ Meiji period (1868?1912), 19th century, Japan, Mon side: silk, warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave (shioze), dye extracted through stenciled chemical dye stripper (bassen), patterned side: cotton, silk ...
EditorialFukusa (Gift Cover), late Edo period (1789?1868)/ Meiji period (1868?1912), 19th century, Japan, Pattern side: silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave (tsuzure), lining: silk, plain weave with creped wefts (chirimen...
EditorialFukusa (Gift Cover), late Edo period (1789?1868)/ Meiji period (1868?1912), 19th century, Japan, Pattern side: silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave (tsuzure), corners: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquer-paper-strip ...
EditorialFukusa (Gift Cover), late Edo period (1789?1868)/ Meiji period (1868?1912), 19th century, Japan, Pattern side: silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, slit and single interlocking tapestry weave with outlining wefts (tsuzure), lining...
EditorialFukusa (Gift Cover), late Edo period (1789?1868)/ Meiji period (1868?1912), 19th century, Japan, Pattern side: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped cotton, slit and single dovetailed tapestry weaves (tsuzure), lining: silk, plain weave...
EditorialFukusa (Gift Cover), late Edo period (1789?1868)/ Meiji period (1868?1912), 19th century, Japan, Mon side: silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped silk, slit and single dovetailed tapestry weave (tsuzure), pattern side: silk, gold-leaf-over-...
EditorialFukusa (Gift Cover), late Edo period (1789?1868)/ Meiji period (1868?1912), 19th century, Japan, Pattern side: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, slit tapestry weave (tsuzure), corners: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper...
EditorialFukusa (Gift Cover), late Edo period (1789?1868)/ Meiji period (1868?1912), 19th century, Japan, Mon side: silk, plain weave with crepe-like effect (kabe-ito wefts) (kabe-ori), dye extracted through stenciled chemical dye stripper (bassen), impressed, ...
EditorialFukusa (Gift Cover), late Edo period (1789?1868)/ Meiji period (1868?1912), 19th century, Japan, Pattern side: silk and lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, slit tapestry weave (tsuzure), lining: Plain weave, painted details (sugaki, sumi), sewn with ...