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Sleeve Band

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white image of long rectangular piece of fabric with two vertical rows of Asian style drawings. The fabric appears wrinkled. Each vertical row contains a sequence of four scenes. The top scenes show a bird flying above a pine tree. The next scenes show a figure standing on a rock. The third scenes show the figure standing in waves. The bottom scenes show people interacting. Handwritten numbers are at the bottom. The title is "Sleeve Band" and the artist is unknown.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Silk; on silk
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
463 × 625 px
Museum record:
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