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Sleeve Band

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white image of a long rectangular piece of fabric with a botanical illustration of bamboo. The illustration shows the bamboo plant from the base to the top with leaves. The background of the fabric is white with some darker areas. There are two columns of Asian text on either side of the bamboo plant. The text is black and appears to be written in a calligraphic style. The fabric appears to have a crease down the middle.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Silk; on silk
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
229 × 625 px
Museum record:
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