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Textile with Stripes and Confronted Birds

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown textile with frayed edges and several horizontal stripes. The top and bottom stripes are light red with geometric patterns. The middle stripe has a repeating pattern of two confronted birds with their heads facing each other and bodies facing away, surrounded by geometric shapes. The background is beige. Textile with Stripes and Confronted Birds.

Artwork Details

Medium
Warp-faced compound plain weave silk
Culture
China
Dimensions
599 × 364 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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