紅綸子地唐扇花束模様打掛, Over Robe (Uchikake) with Fans and Flowers, second half of the 18th–first half of the 19th century

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紅綸子地唐扇花束模様打掛, Over Robe (Uchikake) with Fans and Flowers, Edo period (1615–1868), second half of the 18th–first half of the 19th century, Japan, Silk and metallic-thread embroidery on resist-dyed silk satin damask (rinzu), Overall: 66 x 48 in. ( x cm), Costumes, High-ranking samurai women wore luxurious uchikake like this one in the late Edo period. The distinguishing characteristics of this type of robe are color and pattern. Usually arrayed on a red or white ground, various floral patterns alternate in a blocklike layout with a nonfloral pattern, such as stylized waves, key-fret patterns, or fans (as here

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