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Summer Robe (Katabira) with Irises at Yatsuhashi

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Plain-weave ramie 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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Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of John C. Weber 2019
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Title: Summer Robe (Katabira) with Irises at Yatsuhashi
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Plain-weave ramie 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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