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One of a Set of Twelve Chair Strips

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a long, narrow, gray fabric with a design on it. The fabric's top section features a bird in flight. Below the bird is an Asian-style building with a tiled roof and a group of people standing on a tiled platform. The people are wearing traditional Asian clothing. The lower section of the fabric has a large circular design, and at the bottom, there is an animal with a long tail. The fabric's background is dark gray, with lighter gray designs throughout. The design on the fabric appears to be done in a monochromatic color scheme with no other colors present. The overall design on the fabric seems to depict a scene, possibly from Asian culture, titled "One of a Set of Twelve Chair Strips" by an unknown artist.

Artwork Details

Medium
Silk, metallic thread; on silk
Culture
China
Dimensions
186 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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