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Child's Robe

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The title is "Child's Robe". The artist is unknown. The image shows a piece of fabric with a striped pattern. The fabric is beige with thin brown stripes and thicker dark brown and white stripes. The dark brown stripes have a white and dark brown ikat pattern in the middle. The fabric appears to be handmade and has a rough texture. The edges of the fabric are frayed and uneven. The background behind the fabric is white.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Banana fiber (basho), cotton
Culture:
Japan (Ryūkyū Islands)
Dimensions:
599 × 532 px
Museum record:
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