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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The artwork "Piece" by Raphael Kirchner features a rectangular composition with a floral pattern. The background of the piece is beige with a thin, darker beige border around the edges. The floral pattern includes various flowers, leaves, and stems in shades of blue, green, orange, brown, and tan. The flowers are of different sizes and have multiple petals. Some flowers are blue with yellow centers, while others are tan or brown with yellow or orange centers. The leaves are primarily green with some orange stems and branches. The pattern also includes small, spiral-like designs in black and white throughout. In the bottom-right corner, there is a signature in small, orange text.

Artwork details

Date:
18th–19th century
Medium:
Silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
339 × 625 px
Museum record:
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