Short lengths of gilded paper, slit for use as wefts in weaving obi.

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Gilded Washi Wefts, 2015

This is a Gilded washi wefts.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Luisa Cevese as part of Scraps.

It is dated 2015. Its medium is gilded washi paper.

It is credited Courtesy of Hosoo Company Ltd..

Panel of tan silk with figured design of bamboo branches in green, yellow, tan, blue silks, and gilt paper.

Textile (Japan), late 19th century
silk, gold paper on silk core.
1937-34-1

Brown twill background with closely spaced allover design of teacups in extra wefts of light and dark blue, tan, white, green silks and gold strips applied to paper. Inside portion of teacups in brown satin. Extra weft threads floated out loose on reverse with three selveges present.

Textile (Japan), 19th century
silk and metallic yarns.
Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.
1938-57-1219-b

Length of obi fabric in silk and metallic brocade: a deep gray ground with a stylized arrangement of clouds, waves, pine trees and birds in green, brown, red and metallic gold.

Obi Fabric (Japan), early 20th century
silk, metallic thread.
Gift of Elizabeth Gordon.
1964-24-28

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Multiple shades of indigo-dyed threads and silver paper are woven in a seemingly random pattern to create the illusion of a night sky.

Textile, Starry Indigo, 2014
silk (88%), silver foil over washi paper (8%), polyester (4%).
Gift of Hosoo Co., Ltd..
2015-46-1

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.

Panels (Japan), late 18th century
silk, metallic thread.
Gift of Elizabeth Gordon.
1964-24-8-a/c

Beige and gold plain woven ground with weft float pattern of flowers, vines, and gourds in green, blue, red, white, brown, and tan silk threads.

Textile (Japan), 18th century
silk, paper with applied gold foil.
1942-86-35-b

Its dimensions are

variable, tbd

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Scraps.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/DasSH/
Accession Number 88.2015.7-1/13
Object ID 420556765