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Tatsumura brocade fukuro obi with woven pattern of Central Asian paired ducks; Tatsumura Silk Studio

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Title: Tatsumura brocade fukuro obi with woven pattern of Central Asian paired ducks
Artist: Tatsumura Silk Studio
Physical Description: Terracotta-colored plain weave silk with woven pattern of paired ducks within lozenge-shaped floral scrolls; brocade done in thick white, light blue, and apricot silk floss; turquoise and purple-metallic-wrapped threads; and kinran (metallic coated paper) in two shades of gold.
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1960s-1970s
Accession Number: 2005/1.336
Medium and Support: silk with woven patterns in silk floss, metallic wrapped threads and kinran
relevance: rank 5.76860

Silk Embroidery; Anonymous British

Title: Silk Embroidery
Artist: Anonymous British
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: 1700-1730
Accession Number: 1972/2.271
Medium and Support: polychrome silk with metallic thread and silk taffeta linen and tabby weave
relevance: rank 5.76860

Formal crested lavender kimono with woven brocade and embroidered island and cloud designs; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Formal crested lavender kimono with woven brocade and embroidered island and cloud designs
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Lavender silk crepe damask (rinsu) with woven mottled cloud-like pattern; designs in surihaku over yûzen: brocade and silk metallic thread embroidery. Lining is plain weave white silk above, second inner lining of white satin damask with woven design of chysanthemums on sayagata ground below. Lined with kimono fabric.
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1960s-1980s
Accession Number: 2005/1.379
Medium and Support: lavender silk crepe with woven brocade and silk and mettalic thread embroidery
relevance: rank 5.76860

Maru obi with woven designs of hexagonal medallions with phoenixes among floral scrolls; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Maru obi with woven designs of hexagonal medallions with phoenixes among floral scrolls
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Black pain-weave satin interwoven with silk threads in light purple, rust, coral, maize, chartreuse, red, white, and ultramarine, and metallic threads in three shades of gold. The hexagonal shapes are definied by a weft of gold-coated paper (kinran) in pale greenish gold; the gold threads used in the medallions are wrapped. Inside each medallion is a phoenix design among a floral scroll.
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: mid 20th century
Accession Number: 2005/1.345
Medium and Support: black silk interwoven with silk floss and gold-covered paper threads
relevance: rank 5.76860

Brocaded Taffeta; Anonymous French or British?

Title: Brocaded Taffeta
Artist: Anonymous French or British?
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1800-1810
Accession Number: 1972/2.272
Medium and Support: peach silk with taffeta and polychrome silk with brocaded designs of birds
relevance: rank 5.76434

Brocaded Silk; Anonymous French

Title: Brocaded Silk
Artist: Anonymous French
Artist Life Dates: ()
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: 1730s
Accession Number: 1972/2.247
Medium and Support: green and gold silk with a satin weave and polychrome brocaded silk
relevance: rank 5.76434

Formal gray crested kimono with shibori and embroidered shifuku (tea caddy pouch) designs; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Formal gray crested kimono with shibori and embroidered shifuku (tea caddy pouch) designs
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Gray silk damask woven in an arare pattern, with partial hon hitta shibori designs and shifuku (tea caddy pouch) design embroidered with silk and metallic thread
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1970-1979
Accession Number: 2005/1.374
Medium and Support: gray twill silk with shibori and embroidery with silk and metallic thread
relevance: rank 5.76434

Flap from a cope?; Anonymous Italian

Title: Flap from a cope?
Artist: Anonymous Italian
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: 18th century
Accession Number: 1995/2.5
Medium and Support: silk embroidery on pale blue damascus silk, with glass beads
relevance: rank 5.76434

Brocaded Silk; Anonymous French or British?

Title: Brocaded Silk
Artist: Anonymous French or British?
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: 1745-1765
Accession Number: 1972/2.241
Medium and Support: ivory silk and satin weave with polychrome silk and floral pattern
relevance: rank 5.76434

Nagoya-style green and pink obi with woven pattern of red and gold floral medallions; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Nagoya-style green and pink obi with woven pattern of red and gold floral medallions
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Pink plain weave silk (half) and lime green brocade with woven crackle pattern in off-white (half); woven medallions in white, light red & dark red silk, and gold-wrapped threads.
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 2nd quarter of 20th century
Accession Number: 2005/1.340
Medium and Support: pink silk with green brocade and metallic and silk thread embroidery
relevance: rank 5.76434

Brocatelle; Anonymous Italian or French?

Title: Brocatelle
Artist: Anonymous Italian or French?
Century: 17th-18th century
Object Creation Date: 1690-1700
Accession Number: 1972/2.278
Medium and Support: red silk with satin weave and ivory silk and linen wefts
relevance: rank 5.76434

Silk Embroidery, One of 5 fragments of a waistcoat; Anonymous French

Title: Silk Embroidery, One of 5 fragments of a waistcoat
Artist: Anonymous French
Artist Life Dates: ()
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: 1700-1770
Accession Number: 1972/2.267E
Medium and Support: satin silk weave backed with taffeta leather linen and embroidery blue silk
relevance: rank 5.75951

Textile; Anonymous Italian or French?

Title: Textile
Artist: Anonymous Italian or French?
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: 1700-1710
Accession Number: 1972/2.277
Medium and Support: red silk with warp satin weave and silk and linen wefts with leaves and peacock
relevance: rank 5.75951

Brocaded Lampas; Anonymous French or British?

Title: Brocaded Lampas
Artist: Anonymous French or British?
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: 1720-1740
Accession Number: 1972/2.235A
Medium and Support: ivory and green silk; warp-faced and twill weave; brocaded polychrome silk
relevance: rank 5.75951

Brocaded Silk; Anonymous French

Title: Brocaded Silk
Artist: Anonymous French
Artist Life Dates: ()
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1750-1760
Accession Number: 1972/2.264
Medium and Support: pink silk with warp-faced weave, polychrome silk and metallic silver thread
relevance: rank 5.75951

Brocaded Silk; Anonymous British or French?

Title: Brocaded Silk
Artist: Anonymous British or French?
Century: 17th-18th century
Object Creation Date: late 17th century - early 18th century
Accession Number: 1972/2.253
Medium and Support: ivory silk with satin and warp-faced weave and pink and green silk with metallic embroidery
relevance: rank 5.74116

Silk Embroidery, One of 5 fragments of a waistcoat; Anonymous French

Title: Silk Embroidery, One of 5 fragments of a waistcoat
Artist: Anonymous French
Artist Life Dates: ()
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1700-1770
Accession Number: 1972/2.267C
Medium and Support: satin silk weave backed with taffeta leather linen and silk blue and chenille embroidery
relevance: rank 5.74116

Silk Embroidery, One of 5 fragments of a waistcoat; Anonymous French

Title: Silk Embroidery, One of 5 fragments of a waistcoat
Artist: Anonymous French
Artist Life Dates: ()
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: 1700-1770
Accession Number: 1972/2.267D
Medium and Support: satin silk weave backed with taffeta, leather linen and silk blue and chenile embroidery
relevance: rank 5.74116

Black crepe haori with kotobuki designs in several colors; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Black crepe haori with kotobuki designs in several colors
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Black crepe silk with wax-resist design in several colors, touch of gold paint. White silk damask lining with stenciled (katztome) (?) designs of large, abstract flowers (design of white flowers on red ground)
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1940s-1950s
Accession Number: 2005/1.352
Medium and Support: black crepe silk with wax resist design with red and white silk twill lining
relevance: rank 5.74116

Silk Lampas Weave; Anonymous French

Title: Silk Lampas Weave
Artist: Anonymous French
Artist Life Dates: ()
Century: 17th-18th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1700
Accession Number: 1972/2.273A
Medium and Support: blue silk with satin and twill weave and white, silver, pink, red, and gold silk
relevance: rank 5.74116

Brocaded Silk; Anonymous British or French?

Title: Brocaded Silk
Artist: Anonymous British or French?
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: 1720-1740
Accession Number: 1972/2.266
Medium and Support: ivory and green silk with warp-faced weave, and yellow, pink, and blue silk brocade
relevance: rank 5.74116

Silk Embroidery, One of 5 fragments of a waistcoat; Anonymous French

Title: Silk Embroidery, One of 5 fragments of a waistcoat
Artist: Anonymous French
Artist Life Dates: ()
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1700-1770
Accession Number: 1972/2.267B
Medium and Support: satin silk weave backed with taffeta leather linen and silk blue and chenille embroidery
relevance: rank 5.74116

Formal gray crested kimono with embroidered designs of suzume odori figures dancing in the rain; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Formal gray crested kimono with embroidered designs of suzume odori figures dancing in the rain
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Gray silk crepe (repp weave) shot through with metallic threads, with silk and metallic thread embroidered design of figures doing the suzume odori (crow dance) in the rain (suzume odori). Lining is plain weave silk, white above and gray below.
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1970s - 1980s
Accession Number: 2005/1.382
Medium and Support: gray silk crepe with silk and metallic thread embroidery
relevance: rank 5.74015

Saga brocade obijime (obi cord) in green, red, white and gold; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Saga brocade obijime (obi cord) in green, red, white and gold
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Braided silk brocade with green, red, white and gold-covered threads; no tassels
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1960-1980
Accession Number: 2005/1.364
Medium and Support: saga nishiki brocade silk with green, red and white silk & gold-coated threads
relevance: rank 5.71624

Armor and Helmet with Paulownia Crests; Workshop of Mitsusada

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Title: Armor and Helmet with Paulownia Crests
Artist: Workshop of Mitsusada
Physical Description: The armor is comprised of a round helmet with a neck protector and a crescent-moon shaped ornament; a mask with fake mustache; an upper-body protector with sleeves from waist down and paulownia crest in the middle; a thigh cover; two metal leg protectors; two arm and hand protectors. The suit is stored in a black lacquered box with the gold crest.; The helmet is made of red-painted metal lined with indigo-died cotton fabric and deer skin leather trim, which is attached to the metal helmet. The cotton is quilted with indigo-dyed cotton threads. There are two loops on side and one loop in the back, to hold a code for tying below the wearer’s chin. The code is indigo-dyed and then plaited; there are some fading areas. On the outside of helmet, the paulownia crest is on side flaps (to protect ears). There is a hole in the middle of the helmet for a head ornament. The metal leaves are interlaced with cotton strings. Ceremonial knots of yellow code on the back. It weights about 10 pounds.; The helmet ornament is in crescent moon shape and made of lacquered wood in gold color. There is a slot on the back to place the ornament in the helmet. The slot is nailed to the wood; it looks like a later creation.; The mask covers below the wearer’s eyes, ears, nose and mouth, and down to front neck. The upper part is made of metal; the neck is in metal pieces and cotton codes. The mustache is made of animal hair. The mouth has fake teeth painted with gold.; The arm and hand protectors are made of red-painted metal shell and silk fabric with small flower motifs lined with deerskin and indigo-dyed cotton fabric. The shell is consisted of small metal panels connected with chains. The hand protectors have three different crests. The protectors are tied with indigo dyed cotton codes on back.; The leg protectors are also made of red-painted metal with silk fabric lining. On the metal surface of each piece, there are the artist’s signature and seal.; The body is consisted of metal panels, lacquered with gold in design of peonies and vines. The family crest appears in the middle. Metal knots are in chrysanthemum design. Inside is lined with leather printed with lions and peonies. The shoulder pads are made of cotton quilt in tortoise shell design.; The apron for thighs is made of silk fabric quilt and metal panels. The metal panels protect thighs. The apron belt is made of cotton kasuri; the back is lined with indigo dyed cotton.; The thick belt for the body is made of padded silk fabric.
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 19th century
Accession Number: 2006/1.146A-M
Medium and Support: metal, lacquer, silk cords, and silk fabric
relevance: rank 5.68483

One of a pair of embroideries; Artist Unknown, China

Title: One of a pair of embroideries
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Accession Number: 1989/2.72.1
Medium and Support: yellow silk with blue silk thread
relevance: rank 5.57756

Imperial Jacket; Artist Unknown, China

Title: Imperial Jacket
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: late 19th century
Accession Number: 1991/2.38
Medium and Support: yellow and blue silk with silk embroidery
relevance: rank 5.57756

One of a pair of embroideries; Artist Unknown, China

Title: One of a pair of embroideries
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Accession Number: 1989/2.72.2
Medium and Support: yellow silk with blue silk thread
relevance: rank 5.57756

Bamboo in Snow; Obaku Seikon (Taiho)

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Title: Bamboo in Snow
Artist: Obaku Seikon (Taiho)
Physical Description: Gold and tan colored cloth with a scene of two bamboo shoots.
Artist Life Dates: 1691-1774
Object Creation Date: circa 1760-1774
Accession Number: 2014/2.252
Medium and Support: ink on silk, silk and paper backing
relevance: rank 5.57756

Silk Fragment; Anonymous French

Title: Silk Fragment
Artist: Anonymous French
Artist Life Dates: ()
Century: 18th-19th century
Object Creation Date: 1790-1810
Accession Number: 1972/2.240
Medium and Support: green silk in a satin damask weave with brocading in pink silk tied in twill weave
relevance: rank 5.37514

Brocaded Lampas; Anonymous French or British?

Title: Brocaded Lampas
Artist: Anonymous French or British?
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: 1720-1740
Accession Number: 1972/2.235B
Medium and Support: ivory silk green: warped-faced weave: polychrome silk broaded: twill weave
relevance: rank 5.37514

Brocaded Silk; Anonymous French

Title: Brocaded Silk
Artist: Anonymous French
Artist Life Dates: ()
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1770-1780
Accession Number: 1972/2.255
Medium and Support: ivory silk with satin weave and polychrome brocaded silk with a twill weave floral design
relevance: rank 5.37514

Silk Rep; Anonymous French

Title: Silk Rep
Artist: Anonymous French
Artist Life Dates: ()
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1750-1765
Accession Number: 1972/2.261
Medium and Support: yellow silk with plain weave, warp floats and polychrome silk, chenille, twill weave
relevance: rank 5.37514

Brocaded Silk; Anonymous French

Title: Brocaded Silk
Artist: Anonymous French
Artist Life Dates: ()
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1770-1780
Accession Number: 1972/2.254
Medium and Support: ivory silk with satin weave and polychrome brocaded silk with twill weave and floral design
relevance: rank 5.37514