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Fragment of oriental silk damask
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A fragment of a fabric, grey-green on ochre-yellow, woven in damask style, showing a decoration of branches and leaves forming pointed oval fields, within which palmette-like flowers, each containing a Chinese character "Yun" called, meaning "Festive garment".
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineFragment oosterse zijdedamast. c. 1200 - c. 1299. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
