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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a square piece of fabric with a circular design. The fabric is purple and square. The circle fills most of the fabric and consists of various sized gray floral shapes arranged to form the circle, with no gaps between them; the shapes are outlined with purple lines. The fabric sits on a beige background. There is a red number printed on the bottom right. The title of the piece is "Piece" by an unidentified artist.

Artwork Details

Date
18th–19th century
Medium
Silk
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 608 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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