Uncut samples for sample book, Medium: silk Technique: resist printed on ribbed plain weave, Roll composed of six sections of silk sewed end to end; one end pasted to paper on wooden roll, other pasted to paper serving as cover and bearing inscription. Silk printed with 105 small-scale repeating patterns, largely in dot and lozenge designs, in white on a blue ground. Patterns are in rectangles of various widths, arranged in five lengthwise bands., Japan, 18th century, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Uncut samples for sample book