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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image titled "Piece" by an unknown artist depicts a rectangular textile with a rust-colored background. The textile features various shapes and designs in shades of white, black, gray, and yellow. There are several abstract shapes scattered throughout, including diamonds, feathers, and rounded geometric patterns. Some of these shapes are symmetrical, while others are not. The shapes are arranged seemingly randomly. The textile has a beige border around the edges. In the bottom-right corner, there is small orange text that reads "96.14.78".

Artwork details

Date:
18th–19th century
Medium:
Silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 528 px
Museum record:
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