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Hanging

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white image of a hanging scroll with a triangular shaped finial at the top. The hanging scroll has four long vertical strips of material with intricate designs and writing. Two black bands with white designs are present, one near the top finial and one near the bottom. The top band contains vertical writing in a foreign language. The bottom portion of the scroll contains four strips of material with more intricate designs and writing. The background of the image is plain white.

Artwork Details

Medium
Streamers-silk, metallic thread; top guard-silk, on silk; center guard-silk, metallic thread, on silk
Culture
China
Dimensions
113 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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