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Piece from a Kosode with Pine Boughs and Cherry Blossoms

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A piece of fabric with a design of flowers and leaves, the flowers are blue, orange and white with red outlines, and some have orange centers; the fabric is tan with darker tan and black stains, and a visible seam down the left side.

Artwork details

Medium:
Resist-dyed and painted float-patterned plain-weave silk (saya)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
509 × 624 px
Museum record:
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