Mizuhiki (Temple Banner)
Edo period (1615–1868), 1668/1703
Medium
Silk, warp-float face 4:1 satin weave; appliquéd with silk, warp-float face 4:1 satin weave and warp-float face 4:1 satin weave; stenciled (suri hita); embroidered with silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered paper strip wrapped cotton and silver-over lacquered paper strip wrapped cotton, in satin and single satin stitches; laidwork and couching; lining: silk, plain weave
Dimensions
340.3 × 59.4 cm (134 × 23 3/8 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
183213
About the Artist
Unknown
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