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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark blue square textile with gold embroidery. The gold embroidery forms a repeating pattern of diamond and rectangular shapes. The diamonds and rectangles are outlined in gold and filled with various gold patterns. The background of the textile is dark blue. The image shows a close-up of the textile. A red handwritten-style text at the bottom reads "9634 1976". The textile is set against a light-colored wood grain background.

Artwork details

Date:
18th–19th century
Medium:
Silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 557 px
Museum record:
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