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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

"Piece" by artist Anni Albers, a square textile with a blue-gray background and a repeating pattern of gold, black, and brown designs. The pattern features symmetrical, teardrop-shaped motifs with rounded tops and pointed bottoms, arranged in rows. Each motif has a central black section surrounded by gold and brown details. The motifs are connected by smaller geometric patterns. The textile is mounted on a beige background. The corners have small gold and black diamond-shaped designs. A red stamp in the bottom-right corner reads "967424849".

Artwork Details

Date
18th–19th century
Medium
Silk
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 521 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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