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Brocade

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brocade by unidentified artist. The image shows a long, narrow piece of fabric with a repeating pattern, oriented vertically. The fabric is primarily blue with a geometric pattern featuring green, orange, white, and blue shapes. The pattern consists of interconnected hexagons and other shapes. A smaller piece of fabric with a similar pattern is at the top left. The fabric pieces have frayed edges. The background of the image is beige. The piece of fabric is T-shaped. The top part of the T is on the left side. The long part of the T extends down the right side.

Artwork Details

Date
17th century
Culture
China or Japan
Dimensions
176 × 622 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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