Ôhi (Stole)
late Edo period (1789–1868), 1801/25
Medium
Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strips, warp-float face 2:1 'Z' twill weave with weft-float faced 1:2 'Z' twill interlacing of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; patches: silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1:2 'Z' twill interlacings of secondary binding warp and supplementary patterning wefts; lined with silk, plain weave
Dimensions
156.2 × 31 cm (61 1/2 × 12 1/8 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
150754
About the Artist
Unknown
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