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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a long, horizontal piece of fabric with a grid of squares. The fabric is bordered on the top and bottom with a floral pattern on a white background. The main body of the fabric has five rows of square embroidery. The top and bottom rows have eight squares. The second and fourth rows have seven squares; the third row has eight squares. The squares have a blue border around a white square, with a floral design in various colors including pink, blue, green and brown. The squares are separated by a white strip with a brown curved line design and a floral pattern in blue, pink and green. The background fabric is beige. The title of the piece is "Piece" and the artist is unknown.

Artwork Details

Date
18th–19th century
Medium
Silk
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 387 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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