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Sleeve Band

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a white fabric with a colorful design. The design includes 2 brown trees with green leaves and pink flowers on either side. The trees have a blue bird sitting on the bottom of each tree. Underneath the trees are 3 white rabbits with red eyes in a row. The rabbits are surrounded by green and orange foliage at the bottom. The top center of the design has a symmetrical pattern of pink flowers and green leaves. Above the fabric is a color palette with 10 colored squares. Below the fabric is a gray and white gradient bar with black text on the right side. The background of the image is dark brown. The title of the image is "Sleeve Band" by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Silk, metallic thread; on silk
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 469 px
Museum record:
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