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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The title of the piece is "Piece" by the artist Mark Rothko. A square piece of fabric with a blue pattern on a white background, surrounded by a beige border. The fabric is stitched with a blue thread in a curvy, organic pattern. A small red stamp is visible at the top of the beige border. The right edge of the fabric has a thin red and blue stripe. The background behind the beige border is white.

Artwork details

Date:
18th–19th century
Medium:
Silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
522 × 624 px
Museum record:
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