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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black fabric with white designs. Rectangle shape. Uneven edges on left and right sides. Jagged edge on left, frayed edge on bottom. Straight edge on top. The design consists of rows of white designs on black background. The designs are in vertical columns. Each design has a central diamond shape with a smaller diamond inside. Eight white lines extend from the inner diamond, four to the corners and four midway between the corners. The designs are repeated in a grid pattern with four designs per row. Vertical white lines separate the designs. Two thin white lines and one thicker white line between designs. The background is plain white.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Hemp
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
289 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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