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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a blue and gold rug. A gray border surrounds the rug on all sides. The rug is dark blue with a vertical striped pattern. There are four large gold cloud-like shapes on the rug: one on the top right, one on the bottom left, and two stacked vertically on the right. The cloud-like shapes have a wavy, curvy edge and are made up of a textured gold material. The rug fills the entirety of the image except for a thin white border on the top and bottom. A small white rectangle in the bottom-right corner contains black text.

Artwork details

Date:
18th century
Medium:
Silk / Compound weave
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
325 × 625 px
Museum record:
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