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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a piece of fabric with a repeating pattern. The fabric is rectangular and off-white. It has a repeating pattern of six squares arranged in two columns of three. The top and bottom columns have brown designs. The middle column has blue designs. The brown designs are identical and feature a central flower-like shape with curved lines and pointed edges. The blue designs are also identical and feature a central curved shape with wavy lines and pointed edges. The squares are separated by narrow white strips with small brown diamond-shaped designs. The fabric is framed by a thin brown border. The title is "Piece" and the artist is not specified.

Artwork Details

Date
18th–19th century
Medium
Silk
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
360 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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