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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Piece by Unknown Artist: The image features a square piece of fabric with a gold border around the edges. The fabric has a brown background with an intricate gold pattern of interconnected hexagons. Within the hexagons are gold and black designs resembling flowers or other organic shapes. A small red text is visible at the bottom left corner. Five large circular, floral-like designs are positioned throughout: one at the top left, one at the top right, one at the bottom left, one at the bottom right, and one in the center.

Artwork details

Date:
18th–19th century
Medium:
Silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 575 px
Museum record:
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