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Textile with Leaves and Garden Fence

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black background with white and brown design. Three flowers with rounded shapes and lines extending from center to edge. One flower is predominantly brown with white interior. Two flowers are predominantly white with brown lines. Long, thin, white stem with brown lines extends from bottom to top.

Artwork details

Medium:
Resist-dyed and painted plain-weave silk crepe (chirimen), embroidered with silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 355 px
Museum record:
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