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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

"Piece" by artist Maekyŏngsu The image features a piece of fabric with a pattern on it. The fabric is rectangular and has a beige border around it. The top part of the fabric features a geometric pattern consisting of triangles arranged in rows. The triangles are in shades of gray, brown and gold. The triangles are arranged such that their points meet in the middle. The bottom part of the fabric features curved brown lines that resemble tree branches. Small white dots are scattered among the curved lines. The background of the fabric is dark blue-gray.

Artwork Details

Date
18th–19th century
Medium
Silk
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 494 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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