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
- textiles
- 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
- Users must request permission from the copyright holder for all use in publications, including theses and dissertations.
“Japanese Silk and Paper Weave.”, Texas Tech Arch Design Images -- Open Access Collections, accessed July 27, 2026, https://exhibits.lib.ttu.edu/s/openarch/item/40781