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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Blue fabric with gold ducks and checkered pattern. The fabric is rectangular and oriented horizontally. Top section features a dark blue and black checkered pattern. The checkered pattern spans the width of the fabric, 7 columns of squares. The bottom section features a lighter blue background with a wavy line pattern. Three gold ducks are centered on the fabric, facing right. The ducks are evenly spaced and fully visible except for the rightmost duck which is partially cut off. The fabric has a gold border around the edges. Red numbers are printed in the bottom-left corner.

Artwork details

Date:
18th–19th century
Medium:
Silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 306 px
Museum record:
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