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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a long, dark green piece of fabric with a diamond pattern and brown spots. The fabric, titled "Piece" and created by an unknown artist, has frayed edges and appears to be made of silk or a similar material. It is oriented horizontally. A vertical strip of paper with Chinese characters is on the right side. A small white rectangle with numbers is at the bottom right corner. The background is off-white.

Artwork details

Date:
17th century
Medium:
Silk / Compound weave
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
598 × 192 px
Museum record:
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