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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image displays a dark green and gold fabric with a repeating pattern. The fabric is rectangular and oriented vertically. The fabric has a dark green background with a repeating pattern of various shapes in gold, including circles, ovals, squares, and rectangles. Some of the shapes contain smaller designs within them. The fabric appears to be a piece of textile, possibly silk or another luxurious material. A small piece of blue and gold fabric with a floral pattern sits on top of a white background to the left of the main fabric. The blue fabric is torn into a triangular shape. A white border surrounds the fabrics. Numbers are printed on the border.

Artwork details

Date:
18th century
Medium:
Silk / Compound weave
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
507 × 624 px
Museum record:
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