Steely Dan Aja cover


What is that ribbon supposed to be?  It looks like a piece of the US flag.  Is that what it's supposed to be or something else? I never understood it.  I see the profile of the face of the Japanese model, though.

shtinkydog

As far as I can tell, The cover is of an Asian woman in a partially open robe

with a blue, white and red border on all the edges. 
 

What do you see Dog?

 

I see the lady’s partial face profile, and what looks like a ribbon or something. I can’t make it out. I wish I could see the partially open robe, but I don’t. I just don’t get what those "lines" are. Cloth? flag? Ribbon?  I don't see blue anywhere, just a whole lotta black.