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Applique

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a black and white appliqué artwork titled "Applique" by an unknown artist. The artwork features a bird with its wings spread, facing left. The bird has a long neck and a distinctive head with a crest. Its body is divided into sections with different patterns. The wings and tail are detailed with various textures and lines. The background is white, with some handwritten notes and numbers in the bottom-left corner and a vertical line of foreign script on the right side. The artwork appears to be on a piece of paper with visible creases and a torn edge at the bottom.

Artwork Details

Date
late 19th–early 20th century
Medium
Silk, metallic thread
Culture
China
Dimensions
600 × 580 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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