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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gray-blue fabric with a repeating pattern of small, interlocking hexagons. Three pineapples visible on fabric, one black in upper center, one white on lower left, and one reddish-brown on lower right. All pineapples have textured surface resembling scale-like patterns. Background of image is beige.

Artwork details

Date:
18th–19th century
Medium:
Silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 357 px
Museum record:
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