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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Beige fabric with rectangular shape and thin tan border around edge. Eight flower designs on fabric arranged in three rows. Top row has two flowers with dark brown leaves. Middle row has one flower with dark blue leaves on left and one flower with dark blue leaves on right. Bottom row has one flower with green leaves on left and one with green leaves on right. Each flower design consists of a light grey center with orange four-petal design inside, two small orange and grey buds on either side, and leaf design below that matches leaf color for that row. Each leaf design has two leaves and curved stem.

Artwork Details

Date
18th–19th century
Medium
Silk
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
563 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
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