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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tan-colored fabric with large, dark gray flowers. The background fabric is tan with visible texture. The flowers have rounded petals that are outlined with dark gray lines. The flower centers are outlined with dark gray and contain 4-5 rounded petals. The image shows a repeating pattern of the flowers. A thin, light brown border surrounds the fabric. In the top-right corner of the fabric, there is red text that reads "35.14.164" oriented vertically.

Artwork Details

Date
18th–19th century
Medium
Silk
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
335 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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