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Textile fragment with incomplete repeating pattern of loom, weaver, and drawboy

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Light blue-gray textile with frayed edges. The fabric features an incomplete repeating pattern in brown. The pattern depicts scenes with people working at looms. There are four complete or nearly complete scenes. The scenes have a weaver on a raised platform operating a loom. The weaver sits on the left and the drawboy on the right. The drawboy stands on a lower platform. The scenes are separated by thin lines. The fabric has some darker blue-gray areas and spots of tan. The background behind the fabric is white.

Artwork Details

Date
first half of the 19th century
Medium
Silk
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
465 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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