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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Narrow vertical textile with blue background and gold floral patterns. The blue background appears woven with vertical lines. Gold patterns resemble flowers or plants with multiple rounded lobes. The gold is less dense and slightly raised compared to the blue background. Edges of the textile are rough and frayed. A thin off-white border surrounds the textile. A small white rectangle in the bottom-left corner contains black text. The entire image is on a white background.

Artwork details

Date:
18th century
Medium:
Silk / Compound weave
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
222 × 623 px
Museum record:
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