Traditional Textile Panels

Silk panels featuring floral designs and intricate patterns, showcasing rich colors like dark blue, gold, and pale green, highlighting historic textile techniques.

Panels, Medium: silk, metallic thread Technique: twill weave with supplementary weft, Three panels of narrow lengths of dark blue twill weave silk with a large pattern made of opposing curves, known as tate-waku, woven in gilded paper, framing large open flower heads in white, pale green and gold. Veins in flowers and centers in gold. Material probably intended for a coat., Japan, late 18th century, woven textiles, Panels
Panels, Medium: silk, metallic thread Technique: twill weave with supplementary weft, Three panels of narrow lengths of dark blue twill weave silk with a large pattern made of opposing curves, known as tate-waku, woven in gilded paper, framing large open flower heads in white, pale green and gold. Veins in flowers and centers in gold. Material probably intended for a coat., Japan, late 18th century, woven textiles, Panels