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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
Museum record:
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