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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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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