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Textile Sample from Sample Book

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The sample book page features a narrow, vertically oriented textile sample. The sample is long and thin with a gold border on all sides. The textile background color is beige. There are several floral patterns visible on the sample in shades of red, blue, brown and white. A small white sticker with the number 3761 is located at the bottom right corner of the sample. The sample is on a blue-gray background.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Silk / Tapestry
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
192 × 624 px
Museum record:
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