Uchishiki (Altar Cloth), late Edo period (1789–1868), 1801/25, Japan, Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip, slit tapestery weave (kossu), backed with silk, plain weave, creped wefts, tassels: painted and plied, 65 x cm (25 5/8 x 25 1/2 in

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Uchishiki (Altar Cloth), late Edo period (1789–1868), 1801/25, Japan, Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip, slit tapestery weave (kossu), backed with silk, plain weave, creped wefts, tassels: painted and plied, 65 x cm (25 5/8 x 25 1/2 in.)

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Keywords: 1789–1868, 1801/25, 65, altar, backed, cloth, creped, edo, gold-leaf--lacquered-paper, japan, kossu, late, painted, period, plain, plied, silk, slit, strip, tapestery, tassels, uchishiki, weave, wefts