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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tan rectangular fabric with a tan border. The fabric has a repeating pattern. The pattern shows cartoon drawings in black and white. The drawings are of a person on top of a large oval. The person has dark hair tied back in a bun. The person wears a white shirt and black pants. The person holds a stick with 3 objects on it. The objects are shaped like leaves. The drawings are oriented differently in the pattern. Some are upside down. Others are right-side up. A border surrounds the fabric. There are numbers written vertically on the left side. The numbers are red.

Artwork Details

Date
18th–19th century
Medium
Silk
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 505 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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