Hanging with Rooster, Hen, and Flowers

Look at this wall hanging from different angles and see how it interacts with light. Each spot catches the light differently because this velvet has a range of surface textures. After the velvet was dyed, the textile artists fluffed up some spots while keeping others level.

Velvet was introduced to Japan about five hundred years ago by the Portuguese, and Japanese textile makers began producing velvet in the late 1700s. They united a centuries-old dyeing technique with velvet-making methods to create textiles that look like paintings but have a more three-dimensional quality.