Uchishiki (Altar Cloth). 1750–1800. Japan. Silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip, warp-float faced 2 1 ‘Z’ twill weave with weft-float faced 1 2 ‘Z’ twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; appliquéd with silk, plain weave; glazed; backed with paper; embroidered with silk-wrapped cotton cord in laidwork and couching

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