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Book of Kimono Patterns

Unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Book of Kimono Patterns by Unidentified artist. The image shows two pages from a book with tan, aged paper. The left page has a black line border on the left edge. On the left page are six black line drawings of kimono patterns. The top three drawings show a leaf shape with lines extending out. Below these are three more drawings of similar shapes but different sizes and arrangements. The right page has a fainter blue line border on the right edge and a small square stamp in the bottom-right corner. There are faint blue pencil marks on the right page. The background behind the book pages is white.

Artwork details

Medium:
Ink drawings on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 447 px
Museum record:
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