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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image is of a long thin rectangular piece of fabric with a blue background and gold pattern. The fabric is mostly blue with a repeating gold pattern. There are several irregular shapes in the gold pattern. A small hole is on the left side of the fabric. The fabric has frayed edges. A white sticker with black text reading "20.148.91" is on the bottom-right corner. A piece of paper with the number "91" is underneath the fabric on the right. The background of the image is beige. The title of the piece is "Piece" by an unknown artist.

Artwork Details

Date
17th century
Medium
Silk / Compound weave
Culture
China
Dimensions
598 × 146 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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