Hanging
late Edo period (1789–1868)/Meiji period (1868–1912), 1825/1900
Medium
Cotton, plain weave; covered with paper; embroidered with silk, cotton and wild silk, in bullion, satin, single satin, and stem stitches; Chinese knot, laid work and couching; edged with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip, warp-float faced 4:1 'z' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts
Dimensions
239.8 × 219.5 cm (94 1/2 × 86 3/8 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
150734
About the Artist
Unknown
The artist designated as "Unknown" in our virtual museum's collection exemplifies a poignant chapter in art history: creators whose identities have faded into obscurity despite the enduring power of their work. With only one known artwork attributed to them in our holdings, this figure represents countless anonymous hands that shaped visual culture across centuries. Museums worldwide, including th...