Tapa Cloth of the inner bark of a Mulberry tree pounded into cloth; design using plant motifs to create a free-form geometric pattern in light brown and dark brown on natural white ground; colors are derived from natural sources such as plants and tree sap.
Textile Panel (part of a flour sack) of hand-spun, hand-woven un-dyed flax with red cross-stitch embroidery in geometric bands with fruit and plant motifs; horizontal band with portion that is not embroidered.
Tapestry of bright red-orange heavy-weight, ribbed silk with metallic gold emblem of a family crest (Kamon) on one side; the other side has Ikat-like lines of metallic gold on warm beige ground with a partial design of dragons, sun, clouds, and geometric designs in an oval band of fire-like designs; a second emblem of a wrapped pole and a pipe-like emblem with a hole in one side; gold knotted tassels at each of the four corners. This Kamon, family emblem, might be Toyotomi.
Tapestry of green heavy-weight ribbed woven silk with a white medallion emblem and a gold Japanese character; this is a family crest, called Kamon in Japan; the white emblem is a plant crest called Ume-mon (Japanese crests of plum). The tapestry would be hung in the center so both the Japanese character and the emblem would hang in the correct position.
Table Runner of hand-woven flax embroidered in dark red, orange and green wool with outline of fine black running stitch; block-like motifs form two vertical bands with a central rectangle of small squares with alternating wool colors; decorative geometrical floral design.
Small Rug of hand-spun, hand-woven wool in a blue ground with geometric design in grey, orange, warm beige and black; geometric squared pattern; vegetable dyed yarn; 3" cotton or flax fringe at ends.
Napkin of pink, grey, natural white and blue fine woven cotton; center is natural with laid-in work in blue and pink in each of the four corners; intersecting striped bands create a plaid design; fringed ends.
Textile Panel of two borders from a wall scarf stitched together to show the end designs of hand-woven white cotton with stripes and laid-in weaving in red, blue and yellow; patterned bands, stripes and geometric linear motifs with architectural motifs at one end; traditional design.