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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a horizontal rectangular piece of fabric with frayed edges. The fabric is golden yellow. The fabric features blue, white, orange, and brown swirling cloud-like shapes. The swirling shapes are scattered across the fabric in no particular order. The background behind the fabric is light beige. The title of the piece is "Piece" and the artist is unknown.

Artwork details

Date:
17th–18th century
Medium:
Silk, metallic thread
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 222 px
Museum record:
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