Wall Hanging of natural white woven cotton with bands of laid-in work in multi-colored yarns; horizontal bands of geometric figures of males and females alternate with bands of birds separated by linear dashes; main colors of red, navy, turquoise, orange, and green.
Textile panel of woven silk and metallic threads in K'o-ssu tapestry weave with a warrior riding on a horse with a spear and another figure with his arms raised appearing to cheer him on; mountain landscape; flower at the top; colors of medium blue, green, peach, and grey; panel is trimmed with a band of black cotton. The word Kesi translates to "cut silk" as the separate areas of color are woven into the warp with separate bobbins of thread. This hand-weaving technique requires a great deal of precision and patience. The final piece is lightweight and if done with skill has the same finish on both sides. Most of these Kesi Tapestries are of pictorial scenes, some are copies of paintings, which are first brush sketched onto the warp threads then woven. More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%27o-ssu
Wall Hanging of K'o-ssu or Kesi tapestry of woven silk and metallic threads showing two men playing a game with rackets with a branch with flowers at the top; trimmed with a band of black cotton. From Wikipedia: "K'ossu" means "cut silk", a name that comes from the appearance of cut threads created by the use of color in the pictorial designs typical of the style (often copies of famous paintings). Unlike continuous weft brocade, in k'ossu each color area was woven from a separate bobbin, making the style both technically demanding and time-consuming.
Flag of an upside-down triangular shape of royal blue satin with inner triangle of white satin; top has white embroidered, ornate characters (symbols or writing) in a raised satin stitch; white center has five characters in raised purple satin stitch, each get smaller as the tip is approached; top has a channel for hanging.
Temple Wall Hanging in a brocade of silk and gilt paper on a deep indigo ground of floating silk thread warp; Ho 'O birds alternate with Paulownia motifs in clay, blues, grey-greens, and beige with off-white paper outlining the design; the delicacy of the textile was acceptable for temple hanging where it would not be susceptible to damage. The leafy plant motif is from the Paulownia tree and was used as the family crest for the Toyotomi family.
Textile of black broadcloth with central circle with a woman wearing a kimono with a bridge in the background in yellow, reds, pinks, greens, blues, black, and grey; woman hold a scroll; four medallions with indigo animals or buildings surround the center circle on a dark indigo ground. More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bingata
Wall Hanging of natural cotton with black line block print of Durga, a deity with 20 arms standing on a man-headed buffalo; male figure has horns and carries a sword; background and border is filled with stripes and lines of geometric, plant motifs; top portion resembles beaded strands with bells at the end; both figures are composed of black line designs on natural white ground except the black buffalo body; background is an archway design with red tint behind the archway; black cotton border.
Wall Hanging of multi-colored cotton with appliquéd scene of two Egyptian figures; one is kneeling and pouring from a vessel; the other stands and holds a green bowl in one hand and in the other hand holds a red-orange crescent tipped rod with something white at the end; a snake sails above a disc above the figure; there is a beige band at the bottom and the whole square is trimmed in a 1
Wall Hanging made from a Buddhist's Vestment (Kesa) of gold brocade in Kinran weave cut into 48 pieces and skillfully patched together; various flower motifs in blues, mauve, browns, green, yellow, purple on a golden ground of metallic and white silk.
a) Textile Panel of tan cotton with block print pattern of trees with flowers and roots in shades of deep turquoise, browns, and earth red; design looks painted with watercolor shading; a channel has been machine sewn at top for hanging. b) smaller fragment of same textile (2006:9:1).