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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown and black textile with repeating pattern. The textile is rectangular and oriented horizontally. The background of the textile is brown with thin, diagonal, tan and brown stripes. Overlaid on the background are black, irregularly shaped ovals with rounded ends, all roughly similar in size and shape. The ovals are arranged in irregular rows. The textile sits on a gray background which appears to be stone or concrete. A white label with black text reading "20.148.336" is superimposed on the lower right corner. Title: Piece Artist: Unspecified

Artwork Details

Date
17th century
Medium
Silk / Compound weave
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
598 × 214 px
Public Domain
Yes
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