/internal/media/dispatcher/1028758/resize%25253Aformat%25253Dthumbnail;jsessionid=C33788FA2996B2300654FFD563715BF5Tapestry: Fünf Schwane1897Otto EckmannThe Kunstwebschule ScherrebekOverall: 241.3 x 107.3 cm (95 x 42 1/4 in.)Tapestry woven wool and cottonOtis Norcuss Fund, Textile Curator's Fund, Charles Potter Kling Fund, and Textile Purchase Fund1991.4400Funf Schwane is a notable example of German Art Nouveau, or Jugendstil, tapestry art inspired by Japanese ukiyoe prints The long, narrow composition depicting a group of five swans on a meandering brook set within an idyllic forest, is representative of the more poetic naturalism of this style. Decorative elements woven in top and bottom to suggest borders. fringed sides.Textiles241.300500000012819601