Caption:
Kesa. Japan. Date: 1801-1850. Dimensions: 200.5 x 115.6 cm (79 x 45 1/2 in.). Pieced and appliqued: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip, warp-float faced 2:1 'Z' twill weave with weft-float faced 1:2 'S' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; lined with silk, plain weave; hand straps of silk, plain weave; cords: silk, plied, knotted, cut fringe, cotton 2:2 oblique twill interlacing. Origin: Japan.