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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image is a photograph of a rectangular textile. The textile has a repeating pattern of diamond shapes in a grid. The diamonds are filled with various symmetrical floral patterns. The background of the diamonds is blue, and the floral patterns are gold, black, and white. The diamonds are outlined in gold. The textile has a fringe border around the edges. A small white rectangle in the bottom-right corner contains the numbers "20.148.816" in black text.

Artwork Details

Date
18th century
Medium
Silk / Compound weave
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 466 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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