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A work made of front and ties: silk, plain weave; stenciled lining: silk, plain weave edged with “controlling“stitches of silk, embroidered in satin stitches—short and long; tie ends finished with silk knotted tassels.

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  • A work made of front and ties: silk, plain weave; stenciled lining: silk, plain weave edged with “controlling“stitches of silk, embroidered in satin stitches—short and long; tie ends finished with silk knotted tassels.

Date:

Shôwa period (1926–1989), 1926/40

Artist:

Japan

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Cover

Place

Japan (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1926–1940

Medium

Front and Ties: Silk, plain weave; stenciled Lining: silk, plain weave Edged with “Controlling“stitches of silk, embroidered in satin stitches—short and long; tie ends finished with silk knotted tassels

Dimensions

272.4 × 34.3 cm (107 1/4 × 13 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph E. Hays in memory of Mary Van Artsdalen Hays

Reference Number

2004.1075

Extended information about this artwork

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