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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Narrow blue fabric with a repeating pattern featuring various shapes, including diamonds, hexagons, and floral motifs, in shades of gold, brown, and green. The fabric appears to have rough edges and fraying along its sides. A smaller piece of similar fabric with the same pattern is located to the bottom left. The image title is "Piece" by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

Date:
18th century
Medium:
Silk / Compound weave
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
210 × 624 px
Museum record:
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