Ôhi (Stole)
late Edo period (1789–1868), 1801/25
Medium
make of pieces of nishiki-kinran, silk compound weave, with ground of dark blue flecked pattern and circular motifs woven in colored silks and kinran, cut paper with gold foil.
Dimensions
145.8 × 29.9 cm (57 3/8 × 11 3/4 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
35951
About the Artist
Unknown
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