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Textile Sample from Sample Book

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The textile sample has a yellow-beige background color. The sample is divided into four horizontal sections. The top section contains diamond shapes. The second section from the top contains a zig-zag pattern made of green lines forming diamond shapes. The third section from the top contains a row of diamond shapes. The bottom section contains a leaf-like pattern. A white label with black text reading "3496" is in the bottom-left corner. The sample is framed by a border with a yellow-beige background and small black speckles. The sample book title is "Textile Sample from Sample Book" and the artist is unknown.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Silk
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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