Kesa; late Edo period (1789-1868); c. 1850; Japan; Hiri; y? j? Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped silk; warp-float faced 2:1 'Z' twill weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning and brocading wefts; shiten and niten: Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip; warp-float faced 2:1 'Z' twill weave with weft-float faced 1:2 twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; lining: silk; 4:1 satin damask weave; stenciled; resist-dyed and painted (tsutugaki-zome); interlining: cotton; plain weave; 189.3 x 109.9 cm (74 1/2 x 43 1/4 in.)