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Kokon meibutsu rui shū, Vol. 2 (examples of old textile designs)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two pages from a book with a black border around the content; the pages are off-white. Left page: - A vertical rectangle with horizontal stripes in shades of gold, green, brown and white; - A triangular shape with patterns in shades of gold, brown, and white; - A small square with a black outline and a character inside; - Two lines of black Japanese characters on the right. Right page: - Two long, thin rectangles side by side in shades of brown; - A black and beige shape; - A vertical line of Japanese characters on the right.

Artwork Details

Date
1789
Medium
Woodblock-printed book
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 457 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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