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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The title is "Piece", the artist is unknown. The image shows a rectangular piece of fabric with a gold border. The fabric is cream-colored with various designs. There are two semicircular sections at the top with a landscape scene featuring a bridge, trees, and a body of water. The semicircles are positioned side by side. There are three rectangular sections below, with the middle one larger than the two on either side. The rectangular sections feature a person standing near a tree. The fabric also features scattered flowers and leaves in shades of red, blue, brown, and tan. The gold border surrounds the entire piece of fabric. There is small orange text in the top-right corner.

Artwork Details

Date
18th–19th century
Medium
Silk
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 371 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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