Textile

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The textile, created by an unknown artist, shows a long, narrow fabric with a pattern consisting of a repeating sequence of designs featuring various motifs; the motifs include dragons, clouds, sunbursts, mountains, and boats; the colors used are shades of beige, taupe, and dark brown; the fabric possibly resembling tapestry weaving; the edges are framed by a thin border; the background of the image shows a gray surface with a slightly textured appearance on either side of the fabric.