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Title	Piece
Date	17th century 17th century
Medium	Silk / Compound weave
Classification	Textiles-Woven
Origin	Japan Japan
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Gift of Kihei Hattori, in memory of his father, Kihei Hattori, 1920
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Botanical illustration

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