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Textile Design for Stencil

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown and black background with white and gray floral designs. Two scenes of a building with a porch and gate overlooking a body of water with ripples. The top scene shows a building with a tiled roof and wooden gate, and the bottom scene shows a similar building but with a white wall and what appears to be a screen on the porch. Gray and white bamboo stalks on left side. White flowers throughout. Black Japanese characters on right side.

Artwork Details

Date
17th century
Medium
Paint on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
475 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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