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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a long, narrow, vertically oriented rectangle with a beige background and a central design. The central design features a repeating pattern of interlocking lines forming a maze-like grid. Superimposed on the grid are five-petaled flowers with rounded petals. The flowers are arranged in a vertical sequence of three in the center and one at the top. The bottom and right side of the rectangle feature a small, simple, childlike figure in a playful pose, appearing three times. The border around the central design is a plain beige color. The artist and title of the piece are "Piece" by an unknown artist. The bottom left corner displays numbers in red text.

Artwork Details

Date
18th–19th century
Medium
Silk
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
184 × 622 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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