Mizuhiki (Temple Banner) (Japan, Edo period (1615–1868), 1668/1703)
Japan
Silk, warp-float face 4:1 satin weave; appliquéd with silk, warp-float face 4:1 satin weave and warp-float face 4:1 satin weave; stenciled (suri hita); embroidered with silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered paper strip wrapped cotton and silver-over lacquered paper strip wrapped cotton, in satin and single satin stitches; laidwork and couching; lining: silk, plain weave
340.3 × 59.4 cm (134 × 23 3/8 in.)
