Seven-Panel Buddhist Monk’s Vestment (Shichijō kesa) with Peony Patterns in Undulating Columns

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a black-and-white photograph of a rectangular textile. The textile has a repeating pattern of undulating columns. The columns are made up of curved lines that resemble stems with leaves. The stems and leaves are light-colored on a dark background. Interspersed among the columns are large, round peony flowers. The flowers have many petals and are also light-colored. The textile is hanging on a wall or from a rod, with a small white tag attached to the top-right corner. A small white rectangle is at the bottom with blurry text. The background of the image is white.