Jinbaori
early 18th century
Medium
Wool, plain weave; fulled (gorofukuren); appliqué; edged with fur and silk, plain weave with secondary plain interlacings; lined with silk and gilt-paper strips, satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; closure: wool plain weave, fulled; embroidered with silk cord; edged with silk and gilt-paper strips, plain weave; band of silk, plain oblique interlacing with attached wooden bead
Dimensions
85.7 × 69.8 cm (33 3/4 × 27 1/2 in.)
Classification
needlework - costume
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
228576
About the Artist
Unknown
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