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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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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