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The Garter mission to Japan
Redesdale, Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford baron (1837-1916)
1906
Appendix: A short Japanese treatise explanatory of dakyū, or Japanese polo.
wrapper cloth
late 20th Century
A red, yellow and green floral crepe wrapper cloth featuring chrysanthemums against a red and white checkerboard design. There are two selvedges and two machine stitched hems.
damask fragment
before 2000
Fragment of damask woven fabric depicting chrysanthemums, peonies and a fan on a red and black checkerboard background.
damask fragment
before 2000
Fragment of damask woven fabric with patterning in red, green, white and silver on a red ground. The fragment depicts a cockerel in flight surrounded by scrolling vegetation and a spray of buds and f...
kimono length
late 20th century
A length of kimono material in black with intermittent stripes in green, red, white and yellow. White along the warp edge. The width of the textiles reflects the loom width.
kimono length
late 20th century
A length of kimono material in a plaid style, in blue, white, red, black warp stripes and white weft stripes. The width of the textiles reflects the loom width.
fabric length
Tatsumura Institute of Textile Art (1938-)
mid 20th-late 20th Century
Length of weft-faced silk (or synthetic silk) brocade depicting a woman in a robe decorated with chrysanthemums, blossom and other flowers on a red ground, a green waistband has a design of linked gem...
place mat
late 20th Century
This piece is a place mat of indigo lined with red, which has two appliqued blue cotton squares on it with woven detail including stylised drums in an ikat or 'kasuri' technique. The oblong shape has...
Ainu mat
late 20th Century
A hand woven place mat, made in Japan by the Ainu people. It is woven based on the pattern and technique of traditioal Ainu cloth, though is produced commercially. This mat is in naturals, greens, y...
haori
mid 20th Century
A short, unlined woman's haori (jacket), hand stitched from printed crepe, with attached waist ties. Haori are cut in the style of a short kimono but are worn open to show the garment underneath. Th...
hanging
Tatsumura Institute of Textile Art (1938-)
late 20th-early 21st Century
Length of silk brocade depicting a repeating pattern of tigers and phoenixes in white and red within green roundels on a red background, between the roundels are running deer and horses. The tiger an...
furoshiki (wrapping cloth)
Sazara Woven
late 20th Century
A double sided printed furoshiki (wrapping cloth) in cream and red. The designs are hemp leaf (asa-no-ha) pattern and wave (seigaiha) or shark skin pattern (a symbol of good luck). The fabric has a ...