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Textile Sample from Sample Book

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a square piece of fabric with a floral pattern. The fabric has a gold border around its edges. The background of the fabric is black. The floral pattern consists of white flowers and green and gold leaves. The flowers are large and have many petals. The leaves are various shades of green and gold. In the top-right corner of the fabric, there is a small white sticker with the number printed on it in black. The fabric sits on a blue-grey surface.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 611 px
Museum record:
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