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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
Museum record:
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