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Textile Sample from Sample Book

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a square textile sample. The sample's background color is tan. A brown border surrounds the sample. The top section features a line of foreign characters in brown ink. The top middle section has a geometric design on the left and a circular floral design on the right. The middle section features a brown geometric patterned line. The bottom section features a floral design on the left and right. A small white sticker with the number "3720" is in the bottom-left corner. The background of the image is blue-gray.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 595 px
Museum record:
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