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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a rectangular, brown and black fabric with a woven texture. The fabric is mostly brown with a black floral pattern. It appears to be frayed at the edges. A small piece of paper with black Chinese characters is on the right side. The background is off-white. There is a handwritten number "65" at the bottom left and a typed number "20.148.65" at the bottom right. The title of the piece is "Piece" and the artist is not specified.

Artwork details

Date:
16th century
Medium:
Silk / Compound weave
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 458 px
Museum record:
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