Momoyama Cranes and Flowers Oversize Silk Shawl

$150.00 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

An art scarf inspired by The Met collection. Featured on this elegant silk 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. 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…