Metropolitan Museum of Art, Momoyama Cranes and Flowers Oversized Silk Shawl / Scarf

Metropolitan Museum of Art, Momoyama Cranes and Flowers Oversized Silk Shawl / Scarf, 72" x 31"
Featured on this elegant silk-twill scarf is a composition of auspicious cranes among flowers. The design comes from a pair of lavish folding screens, which present the image in a seasonal progression from spring to winter as a suggestion of longevity. 

Beautiful all year 'round.

An Art Scarf Inspired by The Met Collection - About this Pattern
The design comes from a pair of lavish folding screens, which present the image in a seasonal progression from spring to winter as a suggestion of longevity. The original screens, now in The Met’s Asian Art collection, were made in late 16th-century Japan during the Momoyama period (1573–1615), when exaggerated, high-relief details were popular. Vivid colors and strong ink outlines against a golden background are characteristic of Kano Motonobu (Japanese, 1476–1559), founder of the famous Kano school of painting, while the boldness is evocative of his grandson Kano Eitoku (Japanese, 1543–1590).

Specifications

• 100% silk
• Hand rolled edge
  
• 72" x 31"
  
• Dry clean only