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Textile with Blossoming Cherry Branches and Lattice

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a textile with a lattice pattern and blossoming cherry branches. The textile features a dark brown background with a tan lattice design. The lattice design consists of thick tan lines forming squares and rectangles. Pink, red, white, and yellow flowers are scattered across the textile. The flowers have green stems and leaves. The flowers are likely cherry blossoms. The image shows a vertical section of the textile, with a narrow beige border on the left and right sides. The artist of the textile is not visually identifiable in the image, but the title is "Textile with Blossoming Cherry Branches and Lattice".

Artwork Details

Medium
Silk twill with silk brocading wefts and supplementary-weft patterning in metallic thread
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
157 × 622 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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