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Textile with Partial Pattern of Irises and Water

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark gray fabric with embroidered floral pattern. White flowers with yellow centers, some with five petals, others with three petals. Green stems and leaves. Pink flower on lower left. Gold embroidery resembling swirling lines and dots.

Artwork details

Medium:
Silk twill with silk brocading wefts and supplementary-weft patterning in metallic thread
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
268 × 624 px
Museum record:
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