Seating Mat
Meiji period (1868–1912), 1875/1900
Medium
Pieced: 18 fragments of silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip, 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
41.7 × 93.7 cm (16 3/8 × 36 7/8 in.); Pattern repeat: 13.1 × 11.6 cm (5 1/8 × 4 5/8 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
156117
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...