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Summer Robe (Hito-e) with Cormorant-Fishing Scene

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Thin crepe silk (chijimi) with paste-resist dyeing stencil-dyed dots (suri-bitta) hand-painted details silk embroidery and couched gold thread, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of John C. Weber 2019
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Title: Summer Robe (Hito-e) with Cormorant-Fishing Scene
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Thin crepe silk (chijimi) with paste-resist dyeing stencil-dyed dots (suri-bitta) hand-painted details silk embroidery and couched gold thread, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan.

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