TSUZURE

Japanese tapestry, the full name of which is tsuzure-nishiki (polychrome tapestry). They were usually woven of silk on cotton warp covered with silk, gold, or silver threads. Tsuzure techniques reached Japan from China in the late 15th or early 16th century during the Muromachi (Ashikaga) period (13381573). Production was at its height in the Tokugawa period (16031867), particularly early in the 17th century and throughout the 18th century. Tsuzure was used mainly for robes and gift wrapping.