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Shoe

A work made of silk, cotton, and gilt-paper strip; plain, twill and satin weaves with secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts, with plied and knotted cords.

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  • A work made of silk, cotton, and gilt-paper strip; plain, twill and satin weaves with secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts, with plied and knotted cords.

Date:

Early 20th century, Meiji period (1868–1912)/Taishô period (1912–1926)

Artist:

Japan

About this artwork

Shoes of this type, worn by priests of high rank, are frequently shown in paintings placed on a stool below the chair in which the priest is seated in the lotus position.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Shoe

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 1900–1926

Medium

Silk, cotton, and gilt-paper strip; plain, twill and satin weaves with secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts, with plied and knotted cords

Dimensions

11.4 × 26.7 × 10.1 cm (4 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 4 in.)

Credit Line

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

Reference Number

2004.1046a

Extended information about this artwork

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