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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The piece by artist Frida Kahlo is a rectangular textile with a repeating pattern. The background of the textile is beige. There are rows and columns of small squares. The small squares are gray. They are arranged in a grid. The squares alternate with a woven pattern in light brown. The woven pattern resembles furrows. There are 8 rows of woven pattern and 8 rows of squares. The rows are separated by thin beige lines. The edges of the textile are frayed. The background behind the textile is beige.

Artwork Details

Date
18th century
Medium
Silk / Compound weave
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
329 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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