Fukusa (Gift Cover). 1801–1825. Japan. Patterned side silk, warp-float faced 4 1 satin weave (shusu); embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped silk in Chinese knot, satin, single satin, surface satin, stem and straight stitches; paper-strip wrapped cotton padded satin stitches; laidwork and couching; painted India ink (sumi) detailsLined (re-lined) with silk, plain weave with creped wefts (chirimen); interlined with cotton; plain weave; padded with waste silkSewn with padded lining extending beyond front at center on all four side (Yatsuzuma); silk, running contro
Fukusa (Gift Cover). 1801–1825. Japan. Patterned side silk, warp-float faced 4 1 satin weave (shusu); embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped silk in Chinese knot, satin, single satin, surface satin, stem and straight stitches; paper-strip wrapped cotton padded satin stitches; laidwork and couching; painted India ink (sumi) detailsLined (re-lined) with silk, plain weave with creped wefts (chirimen); interlined with cotton; plain weave; padded with waste silkSewn with padded lining extending beyond front at center on all four side (Yatsuzuma); silk, running controlling stitches along edges
Size: 2895px × 3000px
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