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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a long, narrow piece of fabric with a blue and gold floral pattern. The fabric is rectangular and oriented vertically. The background of the fabric is gold. The floral pattern is made up of blue outlines of flowers and leaves. A small strip of paper with black Chinese characters is attached to the top left corner of the fabric. The fabric is placed on a white surface, with a small portion of another colorful fabric visible in the top left corner. A small black number "2" is printed on the right side and bottom left corner of the fabric. A series of numbers "20.148.1180" is printed at the bottom.

Artwork details

Date:
17th century
Medium:
Silk / Compound weave
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
136 × 623 px
Museum record:
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