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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a square piece of fabric titled "Piece" by an unknown artist. The fabric has a beige border around it. The fabric itself is a muted greenish-gray color with a repeating pattern of irregular shapes in shades of beige and gold. The shapes are scattered randomly across the fabric, with some areas having more concentrated patterns than others. In the bottom-right corner of the image, there is a small white rectangle with the numbers "96.14.740" printed in black text. Along the right edge of the image, there is a vertical line of orange text that reads "96.14.740".

Artwork Details

Date
18th–19th century
Medium
Silk
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
593 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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