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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown rectangular piece with beige border. The rectangle contains a design with stylized flowers in the corners and a line of Chinese characters across the middle. The flowers and characters are silver and gold. A thin gold line traverses horizontally across the rectangle, just below the characters.

Artwork details

Date:
18th–19th century
Medium:
Silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 365 px
Museum record:
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