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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
Museum record:
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