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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tan background with darker tan border. Central tan rectangle with darker lines forming diamond shapes and a cross at center of each diamond. Blue clouds or smoke at top. A figure with a head and body faintly visible. Red numbers in bottom left corner. Title "Piece" by artist M.C. Escher.

Artwork details

Date:
18th–19th century
Medium:
Silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 247 px
Museum record:
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