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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown fabric with gold embroidery. The fabric is rectangular. The brown fabric has a visible weave pattern. There is a large gold embroidered floral design in the center. The gold embroidery forms a lattice pattern of diagonal lines that intersect in a grid across the fabric. The background behind the fabric is gray concrete.

Artwork details

Date:
18th century
Medium:
Silk / Compound weave
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
482 × 624 px
Museum record:
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