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Textile with Bamboo Leaves

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark green background with darker green streaks at the bottom. Yellow, gray and blue design on top. The design depicts bamboo leaves with a light yellow outline. The leaves are oblong shaped with stripes. Two leaves are yellow, one gray and one blue. They are oriented horizontally across the top.

Artwork Details

Medium
Resist-dyed and painted plain-weave silk crepe (chirimen)
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
395 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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