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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Blue fabric with gold floral pattern. Rectangular fabric with repeating design. The fabric has a grid-like pattern with a gold rope-like design forming squares. Inside each square is a gold floral pattern on a blue background. The fabric is long and thin, with frayed edges on the left and right sides. The background around the fabric is beige.

Artwork details

Date:
17th century
Medium:
Silk / Compound weave
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 322 px
Museum record:
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