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Altar Cloth

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white image of an altar cloth. The cloth has a repeating pattern with eight rows and eight columns of identical designs. The designs are symmetrical and feature a six-sided shape with rounded sides. The center of the shape contains a circle made of dots with a floral-like pattern around it. The design inside the shape has a floral-like pattern with curved lines and dots. The background of the image is white and there are two creases on the cloth, one horizontal and one vertical.

Artwork details

Medium:
Silk, metallic thread
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 624 px
Museum record:
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