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Gift Cloth (Fukusa)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gift Cloth (Fukusa) by an unknown artist. The image is a black and white textile artwork. The artwork depicts a landscape with a bush with large flowers and leaves in the center. The bush has two large white flowers with many petals and several green leaves. A curved branch with sparse leaves extends to the left. Three butterflies are flying above the bush, one on the left, one in the center and one on the right. The background has horizontal stripes of varying shades of gray. The artwork has a black border around it. The bottom of the artwork has a white strip with a series of numbers. The image is likely a piece of fabric or cloth.

Artwork Details

Date
late 18th or early 19th century
Medium
Silk
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 622 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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