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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The piece by artist Anni Albers is rectangular. The dominant color is pinkish-beige. The background has a gradient effect with darker pinkish hues on the right and lighter beige tones on the left. The pattern features interlocking diamond shapes with a repeating design of four-pointed star-like motifs within each diamond. The diamonds are outlined in beige and filled with a lighter beige color. The diamonds are arranged in rows that run diagonally from top left to bottom right. The image has a thin beige border around the edges. There is small orange text in the bottom-left corner.

Artwork details

Date:
18th–19th century
Medium:
Silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
328 × 625 px
Museum record:
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