The UMMA Collection
circa 1950
Minagawa Gekka
Plain-weave silk with wax-resist pattern, hand-painted designs, and embroidery
circa 1800-1820
Katsushika Hokusai
color woodblock print on paper
circa 1985
Japanese
silk with woven design of Chinese characters
1920-1980
Japanese
silk brocade with gilt paper (kinran), embroidery and couched metallic threads
circa 1950
Minagawa Gekka
crepe silk with wax-resist pattern, hand-painted designs, and embroidery
mid 20th century
Minagawa Gekka
satin damask silk with wax-resist pattern, hand-painted designs, and embroidery
circa 1950
Minagawa Gekka
Black damask silk with wax-resist pattern, hand-painted designs, and embroidery
1960s-1970s
Japanese
silk thread weft with silver-coated threads for warp, appliquéd patches