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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The title of the piece is "Piece" and it's by an unspecified artist. The image shows a rectangular piece of fabric with a dark background and a repeating pattern of light-colored designs. The fabric has a frayed edge around its perimeter. The pattern on the fabric includes various shapes, such as teardrops, flowers, and leaves, arranged in a symmetrical and repeating design. The colors of the fabric and designs are dark blue or black and shades of light brown and beige. The background behind the fabric is plain white.

Artwork details

Date:
18th–19th century
Medium:
Silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 499 px
Museum record:
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