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Priest's Robe (Shichijō)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black-and-white image of a rectangular textile with a repeating pattern. The textile is hung on a wall. The pattern consists of small circles in a grid. The circles have a smaller circle inside them. The textile has several vertical seams. There are patches on the fabric, some rectangular and others irregular. The top and bottom have a border of the same pattern. The top border is slightly wavy. The background is a wall. The image is titled "Priest's Robe (Shichijō)" by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

Medium:
Silk, metallic thread
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 370 px
Museum record:
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