Japanese Silk and Paper Weave.

Item

Title
Japanese Silk and Paper Weave.
City
Japan
Country
Japan
Century
18th Century
Classification
Decorative Objects, Furnishing, and Visual Works
Building Type
Cultural Context
Japanese
Materials
Silk and Paper
Description
The metal "thread" found in Oriental weaves in usually made of paper cut in narrow strips to the surface of which gold, silver-leaf or other metal has been applied. When this paper thread is of gold the fabric is called "Kinran"
when of silver "Ginran".
Source
College of Architecture, Texas Tech University 852.J218 6.SPW No.9.
#9.
Rights Holder
Texas Tech University Libraries
Access Rights
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