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Textile Book Cover

1800s

Japan

Medium
silk
Measurements
Overall: 22 x 12.7 cm (8 11/16 x 5 in.)
Credit Line
General Income Fund 1920.1475
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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A horizontal silk book cover features a mustard-yellow field woven with repeating bronze-brown floral and vine patterns. A wide, off-white band bisects the center horizontally, creating two rectangular sections of pattern above and below. The band's right edge is jaggedly torn, while the left is slightly frayed with loose threads. The intricate botanical motifs contrast with the plain, light central strip, giving the textile a layered appearance.

Textile Book Cover

1800s

Japan

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