Fukusa (Gift Cover). Japan. Date: 1801-1825. Dimensions: 71.5 x 65.8 cm (28 1/8 x 25 7/8 in.). 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. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

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Fukusa (Gift Cover). Japan. Date: 1801-1825. Dimensions: 71.5 x 65.8 cm (28 1/8 x 25 7/8 in.). 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. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

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