Brocaded

Brocaded Flow’rs o’er the gay Manteau shine, And the rich Stays her Taper Shape confine; Thus all her Dress exerts a graceful Pride, And sporting Loves surround th’ expecting Bride […]

The next morning, after breakfast, the green maiden came to fetch Dorothy, and she dressed her in one of the prettiest gowns—made of green brocaded satin.

[…] slightly withdrawn behind these brocaded matrons sat a young girl in white with eyes ecstatically fixed on the stagelovers.

[…] she walked in the garden among brocaded moths, wearing a new gown of “powder-blue” chiffon […]

Matsumoto Castle exhibits the architecture of both war and peace, from its steep wooden stairs, hidden inner levels and archer’s perches to the moon-viewing room added in 1630, which also offers a vantage point for viewing the brocaded carps and ducks residing in the castle moat.