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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The artwork "Piece" by the artist is a rectangular textile with a yellow border. The textile features a diamond pattern in blue and white, with a repeating design of flowers and leaves in shades of brown, gold, and red. The diamond shapes are arranged in a grid, with each diamond containing a different variation of the floral pattern. The flowers have multiple petals and a central circle. The leaves are teardrop-shaped with a pointed tip. The background of the textile is white. The yellow border surrounds the textile on all sides. The bottom-left corner of the border has red text.

Artwork Details

Date
18th–19th century
Medium
Silk
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
425 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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