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2092
Antique Japanese Textile . Temple Banner Approximately 17 feet
long .
208 x 27 in
533 x 69 cm
Asian Textile History

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Silk plain weave with gilt gold paper weft patterning.(ginran)
Complete example with dragons over waves confronting a burning pearl.
Japan, Edo Period 1615 – 1867 A.D. 18th Century
Cf: Blum, The Fine Art of Textiles, Philadelphia,
1997. no. 357 for an incomplete example.
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