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Textile Fragments

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows three pieces of fabric on a gray background; the fabric appears to be frayed and torn. The top piece is dark-colored with lighter-colored splotches; it appears to have a curved bottom edge and a more jagged top edge. The bottom-left piece consists of several strips of black fabric, some straight and some curved; many strips have frayed ends. The bottom-right piece is long and rectangular, with a floral pattern in light and dark; the piece appears to have a straight left edge and a more jagged right edge. There is a label on the bottom with printed and hand-written text. The title of the image is "Textile Fragments" by an unidentified artist.

Artwork Details

Date
8th century
Medium
Plain cloth
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
490 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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