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# Fragment

The design of this unusual chintz fragment is derived from Japanese textiles or lacquerware. Textile fragments from a palampore (wall-hanging or bed-cover) of painted and dyed cotton chintz. The design is based on a Japanese textile, and shows flowing water, flowers and swallows, which all appear again in the border.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1700–1800 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-53-a-1950](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-53-a-1950) · Pramāṇa
