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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white image. Rectangular shape. White border around image. Black background with dense, intricate white line drawing. The line drawing contains repeating pattern of curved, ribbon-like shapes. The shapes are symmetrical, curved, and looped. The background of the image has a wavy, curly line pattern. The image has handwritten numbers in the bottom-right corner. The numbers '09.50.1222' are written twice, once in the bottom-left corner and once in the bottom-right corner.

Artwork Details

Date
18th century
Medium
Satin
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
379 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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