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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gold-colored border surrounds a rectangular fabric with a repeating pattern of small gold-colored circles on a dark blue background. The circles are arranged in rows. Three large gold-colored shell-like shapes are in the pattern, one in the bottom center, and one in the top center, and one on the right. The border is textured and uneven in places. A line of small red characters is in the bottom right corner.

Artwork details

Date:
18th–19th century
Medium:
Silk, metallic thread
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 475 px
Museum record:
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