Samurai banner (sashimono) (detail), Japan, Momoyama period (1573-1615), 1568-1600. Silk; plain weave with tie-resist-dyed lozenge design; 89 x 40 cm. Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection T-2366.
Category: East Asia
Sutra cover (detail), China, 1500-1644. Silk, gold-wrapped yarns, paper; weft-faced plain weave with supplementary weft patterning; 39 x 16 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 51.37. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1932.
Dragon robe (long pao), China, Qing dynasty (1644-1912), 1862-1911. Silk, metal-wrapped yarn; plain weave, supplementary-weft patterning; 138 x 216 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1961.15.1. Gift of Ethan W. Judd.
Court apron (husu) (detail), Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), late 19th century. Silk, brass rings; satin weave, embroidered; 68 x 25 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 2010.7.1. Gift of Dorothy D. Miller.
Buddhist temple banner (detail), Japan, mid-19th century. Silk, gilt paper; satin weave with supplementary weft patterning; 271 x 67 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 2011.9.1. Museum purchase.