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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tan-colored rectangular piece of fabric with a woven pattern. A smaller, tan-colored rectangular piece of fabric with black writing on it is placed vertically to the right. The main fabric piece has frayed edges and a small dark spot in the center. A small piece of thread is visible to the left. Numbers are handwritten below: "68" on the left, and "20.148.68" on the right. The background is off-white. The title is "Piece" and the artist is unknown.

Artwork details

Date:
16th century
Medium:
Silk / Compound weave
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
598 × 273 px
Museum record:
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