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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The title of the image is "Piece" by an unknown artist. The image shows a close-up of two fabric swatches. The swatch on the right is dark brown with a repeating pattern of light brown eight-petaled flowers or shapes with dark centers and short horizontal lines. The swatch on the left is blue with a repeating pattern of light blue and white shapes. The swatches are on a beige background, and the brown swatch is triangular, occupying most of the image. A red number is printed in the bottom-left corner.

Artwork Details

Date
18th–19th century
Medium
Silk
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 534 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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