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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

"Piece" by Anni Albers: A blue rectangular textile with a beige border. The blue textile has three small objects on the bottom left: - A black cylinder with two gold bands and a gold curved shape on top. - A brown shape with a white circle near the top, outlined in gold and with wavy edges. - A small, light-colored, irregular shape below the other two objects. The blue textile has a visible weave pattern and a darker area on the bottom right. The beige border is around the edges of the blue textile. The image shows a small red number in the top left corner.

Artwork details

Date:
18th–19th century
Medium:
Silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 418 px
Museum record:
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