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Kesa

Unknown artist, Early 19th century, Late Edo period (1789–1868)

1.93 m × 1.05 m

Almost as tall as a doorway. It comes to about the height of the person standing beside it.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 1.05 m
Width: 1.93 m
Medium: Silk and gilt-paper strip; satin weave with secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; silk cords
Kind: Textile
Made in: Japan
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: 193 × 105.4 cm (76 × 41 1/2 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 1.05 m × 1.93 m. Hung the other way up, because the photograph of it is.
Credit: Gift of Martin A. Ryerson

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 1.93 m × 1.05 m. Almost as tall as a doorway. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made Early 19th century, Late Edo period (1789–1868). It is in the public domain, and The Art Institute of Chicago publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Art Institute of Chicago: Gift of Martin A. Ryerson.
How was it made?: Silk and gilt-paper strip; satin weave with secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; silk cords, made in Japan, edo (japanese period).
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Art Institute of Chicago. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

One email. The smallest thing in the collection, the largest, and two that hang well together.

Scored on colour, shape, era and scale, the same way the gallery hangs them.