This is truly Damask..the craftsmanship is excellent! This set looks exactly like it does in the picture! It took me months to decide on a comforter and this one popped up, the quality is superb, you can actually use the underside as the top if you like because of the stitching is incredible, so basically you have a two in one. The colors are rich..the red is a dark red/burgundy so sort of maroon, therefore you can play with those colors and be ok..the gold scroll is a deep, bronze, toffee like color, elegant not garish. The brown under tone is a rich dark or chocolate and a some parts a tad lighter brown, The weight is substantial..this is not a flimsy comforter at all it !..My only problem is.. I can not find the sheet set or the pillow cases shown in the picture so if any one knows where I can purchase a set please post..