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Over Robe (Uchikake) with Mandarin Orange Branches and Books

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Figured satin-weave silk with stencil-dyed dots silk embroidery and couched gold thread, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase Friends of Asian Art Gifts 2023
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Title: Over Robe (Uchikake) with Mandarin Orange Branches and Books
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Figured satin-weave silk with stencil-dyed dots silk embroidery and couched gold thread, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan.

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