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Antique Japanese Textile . Temple Banner Approximately 17 feet long .

208 x 27 in
533 x 69 cm
Asian Textile History

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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