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Lengths

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white image of a piece of fabric titled "Lengths" by unknown artist. The fabric is rectangular and appears to be made of a thin material. The fabric is light gray with darker gray creases throughout. The right half of the fabric features a design in white and dark gray, depicting plant with clusters of white flowers hanging from arched stems. The plant stems curve from bottom to top right. The plant has numerous leaves. The design does not appear on the left half of the fabric. The edges of the fabric are slightly darker gray.

Artwork Details

Date
19th–20th century
Medium
Silk, metallic thread; on silk
Culture
China
Dimensions
361 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
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