Helen of Troy in China, English Men in Kimonos: Review

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An intense Shiva devotee gathers offerings of flowers. Rotund yet delicate, he floats through the lush garden like a red balloon.

The 300-year-old hand-painted “Temple Hanging with Hindu Devotee,” comes midway through the Metropolitan Museum’s astounding and luxuriant “Interwoven Globe: The Worldwide Textile Trade, 1500-1800.”