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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Altar cloth, museum number 9-5669, described as Buddhist altar cloth; black satin twill brocaded in floral pattern; soft greens and browns; gilt paper ribbon; coarse cotton lining with inscription (see remarks); 38 in x 38.5 in
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Altar cloth, museum number 9-5651, described as Altar cloth, Buddhist; red satin patterned with nine 16 petaled chrysanthemum roundels (one in center surrounded by the other eight); alternating rows of a traditional patterned roundel of hanabishi (lozenge-shaped flowers) in center surrounded by four cloves (chojo) and four stylized wisteria (fuji); width 66 cm
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Altar cloth, museum number 9-5474, described as Altar cover; green satin with long warp floats; square; alternating rows of lung dragon with pearl and stylized flowers; dragon’s head of tarnished silver; pattern in red, blue and black; plainweave cotton lining. 26 x 29 inches (67 x 76 cm).
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Apron, museum number 9-21297, described as Permanent-blue Butcher’s apron. Smocked on front sides in white. A single and one double line of smocking anchored at the ends with herringbone stitches. Front slit with underlying panel provides a pocket in the 13 cm waistband. Pocket marked by white repeating stitching. Overall length: 78.5 cm; width at hemline, including underlying panels: 102 cm; waistband 59 cm long.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Armlet, museum number 9-11390, described as armlet; silver; six elements each consisting of a pair of bi-pointed cylinders surmounted by an oval granulated cluster, strung on a black cotton cord accented with gilt thread; circumference as worn approximately 32 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Audience chain, museum number 9-21345, described as “Audience Chain” Four sets of 27 black beads separated by amethyst balls and strung on yellow silk cord constitute the front. Back: navy blue, stiff cord, first cased in embroidered red and white ribbon, then looped through a coin-shaped ring of brass, where they meet the lower double cord that runs through another amethyst ball as a red silk cord. Pendant starting from a third hole in this amethyst ball: three-tiered amethyst slide of decreasing width on red braided cord which runs into a black cotton braided tape (11 cm long), its other end looped through an eye in a filt-bronze plaque holding an oval turquoise. As usual, the tape-ends are secured by winding tri-colored threads around them: white - light blue - navy blue - white. Under the turquoise another black tape (16 cm long). Then a silver(?) wire ring secured by a red cord, a small crystal bead and a tear-drop shaped piece of pink quartz capped by a brass(?) bell-shaped cover. Two shoulder pendants are left on this chain. Strung on blue cords and emanating from coin-shaped rings are ten or nine, respectively, corals, the final pendants a smaller version of the pink crystal chain pendant (here grenadine and emerald, respectively). Overall length of chain: 117 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Baby carrier, museum number 9-17981, described as Baby carrier. Handwoven cotton in strips of pink, gold, green and white on black. Center piece of carrying pad has rhomb-shaped pattern in pink, blue, green, gold, black & grey. The composition of rhombs (diamonds) of different sizes is peculiar...[catalog card continues description].
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Baby carrier, museum number 9-23272, described as Baby carrier. Appliqué waist band, horizontal stripes. Cross stitch embroidery. Black straps.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Back cushion, bandori, museum number 9-23029, described as Traditional Japanese bandori woven entirely from rice straw ("wara") with some cotton rag woven into the base of the carrying straps and cords attaching them to bottom "rim" of object. Tag indicates that the rice straw is woven in "neko" style; straw is braided vertically with the appearance of parallel plaits, yet the braid is continuous. Weave continues around the sides of the bandori without any break or seams. This creates a funnel shape with opening at either end. One end is "sewn" shut, while the other becomes the mouth of the bandori, where items may be carried. Two braided shoulder straps the length of the basket taper into cords that are attached to the bottom "rim.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Back strap loom, museum number 9-22752a-n, described as bamboo and wood back strap loom, composed of: a,b) 2 foot sticks, c) shed rod; d) heddle stick; e) sword; f) beater; g-j) rollup sticks, k) shuttle with thread, l) pick; m) fabric in loom; n) back strap with attachments cards (split bamboo rods). fabric being woven is blue, pink, yellow, green, white and black woven in varied width stripes and embellished with pink overlay.