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Title

Saga brocade zôri (shoes) woven in sayagata

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Multicolored silk with gold and silver threads, woven in T-paper (sayagata) pattern

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

mid 20th century

Accession Number

2005/1.371A&B

Medium and Support

multicolored silk with gold- and silver-coated paper threads, woven in sayagata

relevance

rank 19.19811

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the legs or feet

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Title

Formal mauve crested kimono with painted palace scene

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Mauve (adzuki iro) silk damask in woven T-diaper pattern (sayagata) with yûzen painted and stenciled gold designs. Upper lining is double-layered white silk; below is self-lined (mauve-kimono silk).

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1975

Accession Number

2005/1.381

Medium and Support

mauve silk damask with woven diaper pattern and gold designs

relevance

rank 17.23825

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Title

Portrait of Princess Soto'ori

Artist

Tosa Mitsuoki

Physical Description

Hanging scroll. A female figure is sitting against a blank background. She wears multiple layers of kimono, her hair is black and long, and her face white. She is watching a spider, descending from ceiling; her arms are extending in front as if she is trying to catch it. A screen of white and brown fabric is on her right, and an oil ramp with flame is on the other side. Three rolls of paper are placed in front of her. There are the artist's signature and seal on the left lower corner.

The painting is mounted on light blue brocade with designs of auspicious characters and objects, including character “longevity,” treasures, and double gourds. The sides are made of golden brocade, but the gold foil is almost worn out.

Warm holes on the upper right side, some small stains and dark lines on the top and near the face of the figure. Two repaired damages on the lower right corner. Some warm holes on the mounting as well. The wooden scroll bar is black lacquered.

Artist Life Dates

1617-1691

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

2nd half of 17th century

Accession Number

1955/1.262

Medium and Support

Hanging scroll: ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 17.06745

Secondary Keywords

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