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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a long, narrow piece of fabric with a patterned design. The fabric is rectangular and light brown in color. The fabric's texture is woven, with a visible grid-like pattern. The fabric has a repeating design of four identical shapes that resemble abstracted leaves or flowers; each shape comprises rows of short, horizontal lines. The shapes are arranged in a row down the center of the fabric, with plain woven fabric on either side. The edges of the fabric are rough and frayed. The background behind the fabric is white. A small white label is at the bottom right corner with black text. The fabric appears to be titled "Piece". The artist is not visually identified in the image.

Artwork details

Date:
17th century
Medium:
Silk / Compound weave
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 192 px
Museum record:
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