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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a blue and gold fabric with a floral pattern. The fabric is rectangular and oriented vertically. Blue fabric fills the rectangle. A gold floral pattern with large flowers and leaves covers the blue fabric. A thin gold border with a dotted pattern surrounds the floral pattern on the left and right. A thicker gold border with a geometric pattern surrounds the floral pattern on the top and bottom edges. A small white rectangle is at the bottom right corner. The background on the left and right sides is beige.

Artwork details

Date:
18th century
Medium:
Silk / Compound weave
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
258 × 624 px
Museum record:
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