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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark blue rectangular fabric with gold-colored designs, mounted on light brown cardboard. The fabric features repeating diamond-shaped pattern with animals and geometric shapes within. The animals appear to be lions or dogs and are surrounded by floral and geometric patterns. The gold-colored designs have a textured appearance. Small red text in the bottom-left corner.

Artwork details

Date:
18th–19th century
Medium:
Silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
598 × 301 px
Museum record:
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