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Textile Design for Stencil

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a design for a textile, featuring a distressed and aged appearance. The design consists of various rectangular shapes with straight and angled edges, some with grid patterns, in shades of blue and white on a predominantly beige background with brown discoloration and peeling areas. Rectangular shapes have grid patterns or floral designs, drawn with black lines. The design elements are scattered across the surface, overlapping. The background has a mottled appearance with darker brown streaks and fading. The overall design appears to be for stencil use on fabric, by artist and titled "Textile Design for Stencil".

Artwork details

Date:
17th century
Medium:
Paint on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
500 × 624 px
Museum record:
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