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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The textile features a grid pattern comprising 25 rectangular blocks arranged in five columns and five rows. The blocks are separated by thin white and brown vertical lines and horizontal brown lines. The blocks are filled with four distinct designs: - Black and brown checkered squares - Solid brown squares with embroidered green leaves - Beige squares with embroidered green and orange flowers with green stems - Brown squares with embroidered orange and green leaves The background of the textile is beige. The title of the piece is "Piece" and the artist is unknown.

Artwork Details

Date
18th–19th century
Medium
Silk
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
549 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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