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Furniture Cover with Pattern of Flowers and Sonorous Stones

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a blue fabric cover with a pattern of flowers and stones, by an unknown artist. The cover is square with rounded corners. The fabric is blue with a repeating pattern of gold, orange, and red flowers and vines. There is a large square in the center with a geometric pattern of circles and diamonds, and a floral pattern in the middle. The outer area of the fabric has large gold flowers and vines on a blue background. The background of the image is black.

Artwork Details

Date
early 18th century
Medium
Silk embroidery on simple gauze silk
Culture
China
Dimensions
555 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
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