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Outer Robe (Uchikake) with Peonies, Plum Blossoms, and Butterflies
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Silk damask embroidered with silk and metallic thread, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase Friends of Asian Art Gifts 2008
Title: Outer Robe (Uchikake) with Peonies, Plum Blossoms, and Butterflies
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Silk damask embroidered with silk and metallic thread, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan.
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