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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Square blue and gold textile with floral pattern. Blue fabric with gold patterning. Gold border around the edges. Intricate gold designs on blue background. Floral and geometric shapes, including hexagons, circles, and flower-like motifs. Gold lines forming hexagons, some with small crosses inside. Large flower-like design in top left corner. Larger circular design with a flower-like pattern in bottom center. Red handwritten text in bottom left corner of border. The title of the piece is "Piece" and the artist is not specified.

Artwork details

Date:
18th–19th century
Medium:
Silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 600 px
Museum record:
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