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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark blue fabric with gold designs. The fabric is rectangular and oriented horizontally. It has a repeating pattern of octagons and squares. The octagons and squares alternate in a grid. The octagons have a gold border. The design within the octagons features a star-like shape with curved lines. The squares are solid gold. The fabric has a beige border around it. A small white sticker with black text is in the top-left corner. The text reads "96 14 796". The background behind the beige border is white.

Artwork details

Date:
18th–19th century
Medium:
Silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 279 px
Museum record:
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