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Panel

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Panel by unknown artist. Black and white photograph of a wrinkled, rectangular piece of fabric with a horizontal decorative strip in the center. The fabric is gray with darker gray and lighter gray patches. Three horizontal creases are visible. The decorative strip features repeating circular patterns. Two thinner decorative strips are above and below the central strip. The fabric's edges are rough and frayed. The image is in grayscale.

Artwork details

Date:
late 16th–early 17th century
Medium:
Silk
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 410 px
Museum record:
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