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Textile Sample from Sample Book

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark blue fabric sample with lighter blue leaf-like pattern on top of a goldish-brown background. The sample is rectangular. A small piece of white paper with black numbers is on the left side. The sample sits on top of a beige background speckled with small dots.

Artwork details

Date:: 19th century
Medium:: Silk
Culture:: Japan
Dimensions:: 600 × 241 px
Museum record:: View original

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