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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Piece by artist unknown shows a square piece of fabric with a symmetrical brown design on a white background. The design features abstract shapes resembling flowers or leaves, arranged in a circular pattern with a central axis of symmetry. The shapes are made up of small dots and lines that form a mosaic-like effect. A brown border surrounds the fabric, with a small gold rectangle in the bottom-right corner containing the word "NINETEENTH" in black text. In the bottom-left corner, small red text reads "98.14.732".

Artwork Details

Date
18th–19th century
Medium
Silk
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 505 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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