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Hanging

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular black and white artwork titled "Hanging" by an unknown artist. The long, thin rectangle has a black border. The background of the rectangle is white. The rectangle contains a repeating pattern of dark and light lines forming wave shapes and dragons. The pattern has four sections. The top and bottom sections have a pair of dragons facing each other, with their bodies curving up and outward to form a semi-circle. The middle sections have a similar wave and dragon pattern but are symmetrical and do not contain any dragons. The bottom of the rectangle contains a geometric pattern resembling a fence. The background behind the rectangle is white.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Silk / Compound weave: satin ground
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
217 × 625 px
Museum record:
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