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Valance for Bed with Naval Scenes

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white image of a long, horizontal valance for a bed. The valance has a repeating design along the bottom edge. The main scene on the valance depicts multiple naval scenes. The naval scenes show several boats on water with people on them. The boats have pagoda style roofs and flags. There are buildings on the background of the naval scenes. The image has a border around it. The valance appears to be made by an unknown artist and is titled "Valance for Bed with Naval Scenes".

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Cotton; on cotton
Culture
China
Dimensions
600 × 125 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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