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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Green and brown patterned fabric with a beige strip on the right side with black writing. The fabric fills the image and is rectangular. The green and brown pattern features irregular rounded blotches. A few small holes and tears are on the left side. The beige strip runs vertically on the right side. Black text is written vertically on the beige strip. A white border surrounds the image. Numbers are printed in black text in the bottom-right corner and faint gray text in the bottom-left corner.

Artwork details

Date:
16th century
Medium:
Silk / Compound weave
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 454 px
Museum record:
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