Silk print. Yedo, Japan, about 1870. [] Printed gauze/open weave with twist. Plain weave in groups of 2 ends and 3 picks. After 3 picks the 2 ends swap and swap again after the next 3 picks etc. The pattern is floral. The dye is purple on white threads. White, crystallised residue is present on the white areas. There is selvedge on one side. Warp 1) silk, x-ply, STA white app. 32 ends cm Weft 1) silk, x-ply, STA, thick white app. 24 picks cm Fragment of woven and printed silk. Japan ca. 1870.