Fragment
Unknown Artist
8th century
Medium
Satin and twill
Dimensions
Frame: 10 × 17 in. (25.4 × 43.2 cm) a: 5 1/4 × 5 3/4 in. (13.3 × 14.6 cm) b: 4 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (12.1 × 8.3 cm) c: 1 in. × 2 1/4 in. (2.5 × 5.7 cm) d: 1 in. × 3/4 in. (2.5 × 1.9 cm) e: 1 in. × 2 1/4 in. (2.5 × 5.7 cm) f: 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (1.9 × 7 cm) g: 3 in. × 1 1/2 in. (7.6 × 3.8 cm) h: 2 3/4 in. × 4 in. (7 × 10.2 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Velvets
Culture & Period
Japan · Nara period (710–794), Tempyō (729–749)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1944
Accession Number
44.48.19a–h