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Pichhwai for the Festival of Cows, Painted and printed gold and silver leaf and opaque watercolor on indigo-dyed cotton, India, Deccan, Aurangabad (?) — Pichhwai for the Festival of Cows
India, Deccan, Aurangabad (?)
late 18th century

Women's Acoma Cape or Dress, Handspun undyed and indigo-dyed Churro fleece and cochineal-dyed raveled bayeta, Acoma, Native American — Women's Acoma Cape or Dress
Acoma, Native American
ca. 1850

Illustrated manuscript of the Lotus Sutra (Miaofa lianhua jing), Volume 2, Unidentified artist (mid-14th century), Accordion-fold book; gold and silver on indigo-dyed mulberry paper, Korea — Illustrated manuscript of the Lotus Sutra (Miaofa lianhua jing), Volume 2
Unidentified artist
ca. 1340

Alquimia 13 (Alchemy 13), Olga de Amaral Colombian, Linen, rice paper, gesso, indigo red and gold leaf — Alquimia 13 (Alchemy 13)
Olga de Amaral
1984

Folio from the "Blue Qur'an", Gold and silver on indigo-dyed parchment — Folio from the "Blue Qur'an"
second half 9th–mid-10th century

Nigatsudō Burned Sutra, Unidentified artist, Hanging scroll; silver pigment on indigo-dyed paper, Japan — Nigatsudō Burned Sutra
Unidentified artist
ca. 744

Blue Glass Sake Bottle (Tokkuri), Indigo-blue glass, Japan — Blue Glass Sake Bottle (Tokkuri)
Japan
late 18th–first half 19th century

String of beads

ca. 1295–1070 B.C.

ca. 1981–1640 B.C.

Great Wisdom Sutra (Daihannya-kyō), one of the Chūsonji Sutras (Chūsonji-kyō), Handscroll; gold and silver on indigo-dyed paper, Japan — Great Wisdom Sutra (Daihannya-kyō), one of the Chūsonji Sutras (Chūsonji-kyō)
Japan
ca. 1175

“Parable of the Medicinal Herbs” (Yakusōyu), Chapter 5 of the Lotus Sutra (Saddharma pundarika)

, Unidentified artist, Handscroll; gold and silver ink on indigo-dyed paper, Japan — “Parable of the Medicinal Herbs” (Yakusōyu), Chapter 5 of the Lotus Sutra (Saddharma pundarika)
Unidentified artist
12th century

Noren with Design of Flowering Cherry Tree, Indigo-dyed hemp, Japan — Noren with Design of Flowering Cherry Tree
Japan
19th century

Sashiko Jacket, Indigo-dyed plain-weave cotton, quilted and embroidered with white cotton thread, Japan — Sashiko Jacket
Japan
second half of the 19th century

Sashiko Kimono, Indigo-dyed plain-weave cotton, quilted and embroidered with white cotton thread, Japan — Sashiko Kimono
Japan
mid-19th century

Ink Tablet, Indigo ink, China — Ink Tablet
China
late 19th century

Ainu costume, Elm-bark fiber with appliqué of indigo-dyed tabby (atsushi), Japan — Ainu costume
Japan
19th century

Ink Tablet, Indigo ink, China — Ink Tablet
China
late 19th century

“Devadatta,” Chapter 12 of the Lotus Sutra (Hoke-kyō, Daibadatta-bon)
, Handscroll; gold and silver on indigo-dyed paper, Japan — “Devadatta,” Chapter 12 of the Lotus Sutra (Hoke-kyō, Daibadatta-bon)
Japan
12th century

Plate with decoration of a poppy, Porcelain with underglaze cobalt (Arita ware, Ai-kutani style), Japan — Plate with decoration of a poppy
Japan
mid-18th century

Lotus Sutra, Chapters 12 and 14, Two handscrolls; gold, silver on indigo-dyed paper, Japan — Lotus Sutra, Chapters 12 and 14
Japan
ca. 1667

Festival Banner Showing Krishna Rescuing and Marrying Rukmini
, Cotton embroidered with floss silk dyed with safflower, cochineal, lac, and indigo, and metal-wrapped thread, India, Punjab Hills, kingdom of Chamba — Festival Banner Showing Krishna Rescuing and Marrying Rukmini
India, Punjab Hills, kingdom of Chamba
ca. 1800

Panel, Indigo; cotton, China — Panel
China
19th century

Panel, Indigo blue dyed cotton ground with cranes, tortoises, pines and bamboo reserved in white and painted in dyes, Japan — Panel
Japan
early 19th century

Center Panel of Coverlet Top, Indigo; cotton, China — Center Panel of Coverlet Top
China
19th century

Piece, Indigo-dyed cotton, Japan — Piece
Japan

Strip, Indigo; cotton, China — Strip
China
19th century

Ainu Robe, Elm-bark fiber with appliqué of indigo-dyed tabby (atsushi), Japan — Ainu Robe
Japan
19th century

Piece, Indigo-dyed cotton, Japan — Piece
Japan

Piece, Indigo-dyed cotton, Japan — Piece
Japan

Piece, Indigo-dyed cotton, Japan — Piece
Japan

Piece, Indigo-dyed cotton, Japan — Piece
Japan

Piece, Indigo-dyed cotton, Japan — Piece
Japan

Piece, Indigo-dyed cotton, Japan — Piece
Japan

Piece, Indigo-dyed cotton, Japan — Piece
Japan

Piece, Indigo-dyed cotton, Japan — Piece
Japan

Piece, Indigo-dyed cotton, Japan — Piece
Japan

Piece, Indigo-dyed cotton, Japan — Piece
Japan

Piece, Indigo-dyed cotton, Japan — Piece
Japan

Kennet, William Morris British, Cotton / indigo discharge and block-printed, British, Merton Abbey — Kennet
William Morris
Morris & Company
design registered October 18, 1883; printed 1917–23

Royal Display Cloth (Ndop), Cotton, indigo dye, Cameroon — Royal Display Cloth (Ndop)
Cameroon
20th century