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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Piece by the artist shows a long, narrow, vertically oriented textile with a repeating pattern. The textile is primarily shades of orange, red, and brown, with green accents. The pattern consists of rows of diamonds with smaller shapes inside and around them. The diamonds are outlined in red and filled with lighter and darker shades. The smaller shapes within and around the diamonds are green, red, and lighter shades of brown. The edges of the textile are frayed and have several holes and tears scattered throughout. The background behind the textile is light gray.

Artwork details

Date:
18th–19th century
Medium:
Silk
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
208 × 624 px
Museum record:
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