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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown and purple fabric with hexagonal pattern, featuring flowers. The fabric shows five hexagons. The top two hexagons are side-by-side and the bottom three are in a row below them. The hexagons have a dark brown background and a gold border. Inside the hexagons are four-petal flowers with purple and gold. The background of the fabric is dark brown with a geometric pattern. The border around the fabric is light brown. Piece by artist unknown.

Artwork Details

Date
18th–19th century
Medium
Silk
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 357 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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