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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The title is "Piece" and the artist is unknown. Dark gray fabric with a repeating pattern of light-brown diamonds and flowers. The diamonds are arranged in rows and columns, each containing a flower with eight petals. The background of the fabric has a diagonal cross-hatch pattern. The fabric is rectangular and has a light-brown border around it. The border appears to be a separate piece of fabric. A thin, light-brown line runs horizontally across the bottom of the fabric. The fabric appears to be on a light-brown surface. The bottom-left corner has red text.

Artwork details

Date:
18th–19th century
Medium:
Silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 392 px
Museum record:
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