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Zori

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A pair of light-brown, flat, wooden thong sandals. The thong straps are red on the outside and white on the inside. The left sandal faces forward and the right one faces right. The thong strap on the left sandal has a short red tassel at the center. The background is a plain off-white color. Title: Zori. Artist unknown.

Artwork details

Date:
1800–1941
Medium:
Straw
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 222 px
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