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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black fabric with gold, white, purple, brown and blue designs. The rectangular fabric features a repeating pattern of hexagons and diamonds filled with various geometric shapes. Hexagons contain more geometric patterns while diamonds are filled with chevrons. The fabric also depicts birds, leaves, flowers, and other foliage throughout. The fabric appears worn, with frayed edges. The title of the piece is "Piece" and it is made by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

Date:
18th–19th century
Medium:
Silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 285 px
Museum record:
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