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Piece of silk damask with a design of blocks intersected by stripes. Decorated with, among other things, seven-fingered leaf
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Band of silk damask with a pattern of blocks intersected by narrow and wider stripes, featuring alternating blocks of seven-fingered leaf on three linked hexagons, four semi-abstract ornaments in a block, two bamboo(?) sprouts, seven-fingered leaf (inverted), and a block divided into two triangles containing vegetative and geometric abstract ornaments, finally a band of blocks filled by undulating wave and bamboo(?) sprouts. All in purple, pink, green, orange, white and silver-grey. Oriental textile.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineBaan zijdedamast met een dessin van blokken doorsneden door strepen. Versierd met o.a. zevenvingerig blad. c. 1900 - c. 1920. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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