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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

"Piece" by artist William Morris, a square artwork featuring a blue and gold floral pattern on a gold border. The background of the piece is blue with a repeating pattern of gold floral designs. The gold floral pattern consists of stylized flowers, leaves, and stems. The gold border surrounds the blue and gold floral pattern. The border is a solid gold color. There is small orange text in the bottom-left corner. The orange text is two lines of numbers.

Artwork details

Date:
18th–19th century
Medium:
Silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 605 px
Museum record:
View original
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