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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular piece of white fabric with brown bats printed on it. The fabric is bordered by a tan background. The bats are scattered across the fabric in various orientations, some are solid brown and others are outlined in brown. The solid brown bats have two white lines running along the top and bottom edges. The outlined bats are missing these lines. The fabric has a visible crease running vertically down the center. The tan background is visible around all edges of the fabric. Small orange numbers are printed vertically on the top right edge.

Artwork details

Date:
18th–19th century
Medium:
Silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
335 × 623 px
Museum record:
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