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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Piece by Louise Nevelson. Black and white photograph of four textured, abstract fabric pieces. The left piece is irregularly shaped with jagged edges and a mixture of light and dark textures. The middle piece is long and thin with a mix of dark and light textures. The right piece is irregularly shaped with a dense, dark texture and some white areas. The top right piece is small and rounded with a dense texture. The background is white with two small holes at the top. A thin white border is at the bottom with small black text in the right corner.

Artwork details

Date:
8th century
Medium:
Silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 499 px
Museum record:
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