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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown and beige tapestry with a gold border, featuring a repeating scene. The scenes depict a building on a hill behind a wall and trees. The buildings have tiled roofs. There are trees throughout. The scenes are on semicircles on the top and bottom, with a large circle in the center. The background of the tapestry is brown and beige. There are the numbers 98.12.2007 in the lower-right corner. The scene is attributed to Piece by an unknown artist.

Artwork Details

Date
18th–19th century
Medium
Silk
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 319 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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