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Obi with Floral Roundels and Dragons

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a blue, narrow textile with a pattern. The textile has a black border on either side. The textile is blue with various circular patterns in white, gold, and black. The circular patterns are repeated horizontally across the textile in rows. Each row has a different pattern. The bottom of the textile has more writing in gold. There is a small red square with a white symbol inside on the bottom left. The background behind the textile is white. The gold writing and symbol are likely Chinese characters.

Artwork details

Date:
second half of the 19th century
Medium:
Plain compound twill
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
172 × 624 px
Museum record:
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