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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown fabric with damaged edges, featuring embroidered insects and a fan. Long, thin strip of fabric with insects and leaves at top right; square piece with fan and insect at bottom left. Background appears to be gray concrete or stone surface with scattered dark square and white patch. Small white rectangle in bottom right corner contains black numbers.

Artwork Details

Date
18th century
Medium
Silk / Compound weave
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
286 × 623 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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