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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tan-colored piece with scallop shell design by artist "Piece". The image depicts a rectangular fabric or textile with a repeating pattern of brown scallop shells and starfish on a background of small gray and white diamonds. The scallop shells are various sizes and are arranged randomly across the fabric. The background of the fabric is tan with a thin tan border around the edges. There are small orange numbers in the bottom-left corner.

Artwork details

Date:
18th–19th century
Medium:
Silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
375 × 625 px
Museum record:
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