Japan
Kosode
INV-5554
Japanlate Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912), 19th century
Kosode
Japan
late edotextileweaving
Date
late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912), 19th century
Medium
Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:4 'Z' twill interlacings; lined with silk, plain weave, creped wefts, dyed with safflower
Dimensions
180.5 × 125.8 cm (71 × 49 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Robert D. Graff
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