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Exquisite samples of Japanese woven textiles that would have been used for scrolls and screens fill each page of this undated and untitled volume. Colorful and richly patterned fabric swatches are mounted onto both sides of fourteen individual boards joined with paper hinges to form an accordion book. Flecks of mica on the pages and hinges accentuate the metallic threads in the textiles. Its overall wear, abraded edges, and multiple repairs suggest the book was well used and much referenced by Moore and his staff. When placed upright and unfolded, it could be viewed and studied by multiple people simultaneously.

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