A KESA (SOGYARI) COMPOSED OF THIRTEEN PANELS OF FOUR DIFFERENT SILK BROCADES, THE BORDER AND NARROW PANELS WITH FLYING BIRDS AGAINST A ZIGZAG FLOWER PATTERN IN GILT THREADS ON A DARK BLUE GROUND, THE OTHER SILKS WOVEN WITH CLOUDS AND DRAGONS, DRAGON AND BIRD ROUNDELS, AND A FRUIT AND FLORAL DESIGN--80IN X 46IN., JAPANESE, 18TH CENTURY
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A KESA (SOGYARI) COMPOSED OF THIRTEEN PANELS OF FOUR DIFFERENT SILK BROCADES, THE BORDER AND NARROW PANELS WITH FLYING BIRDS AGAINST A ZIGZAG FLOWER PATTERN IN GILT THREADS ON A DARK BLUE GROUND, THE OTHER SILKS WOVEN WITH CLOUDS AND DRAGONS, DRAGON AND BIRD ROUNDELS, AND A FRUIT AND FLORAL DESIGN--80IN X 46IN., JAPANESE, 18TH CENTURY SEE COLOUR ILLUSTRATION
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THE FRUIT AND FLOWER PATTERN SILK IS THE SAME DESIGN AS THAT DESCRIBED IN LOT 178