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Fragment of a Scroll Depicting Banners

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The artwork, Fragment of a Scroll Depicting Banners by an unknown artist, shows a series of rectangular banners on a beige background that resembles aged paper. The banners are arranged in a row from left to right. The first banner on the left is gold-colored and rectangular with thin vertical black lines. The second banner is blue with a large red circle. The third banner features a black and white diagonal striped pattern. The fourth banner is small, blue with a red circle. The fifth banner is blue with two red circles stacked vertically. There are black lines on either side of the banners resembling sticks. There is Asian text written in black ink on the bottom right.

Artwork details

Date:
possibly 18th century
Medium:
Ink on paper
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
600 × 367 px
Museum record:
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