Art Institute of Chicago

Kesa

Unrecorded artist

late Edo period (1789–1868), early 19th century

Attribution

Japan

Medium

Silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip, warp-float faced 2:1 'Z' twill weave with supplementary brocading wefts some bound in weft-float faced 1:2 'Z' twill interlacings; lined with silk, plain weave; silk cords

Physical dimensions

111.7 × 204.8 cm (44 × 80 5/8 in.)

Credit line

Gift of Gaylord Donnelley in memory of Frances Gaylord Smith