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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown rectangular textile with repeating pattern. The pattern consists of blue and white designs on a brown background. The designs are various shapes: circles, hexagons, triangles, and rectangles. The circles and hexagons have floral patterns. The blue designs are hexagons with a brown geometric pattern and blue floral motifs. The brown designs are triangles and rectangles with a floral pattern. Some shapes are outlined in brown. The entire image is surrounded by a beige border. The artist is unknown but possibly associated with the title "Piece".

Artwork Details

Date
18th–19th century
Medium
Silk
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 524 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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