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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image is a close-up photograph of a piece of fabric with a repeating pattern. The fabric is dark blue and gold. The pattern consists of squares and octagons arranged in a grid. Each shape contains a design, including flowers, leaves, and geometric patterns. The fabric fills most of the image, with a white border around it. The bottom-right corner of the fabric is folded down at an angle. The background behind the fabric is white. Two numbers are printed on the white border: "273" is handwritten in pencil at the bottom left, and "20.148.273" is printed in black text at the bottom right. The title of the work is "Piece" by the artist "Unknown".

Artwork Details

Date
18th century
Medium
Silk / Compound weave
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 554 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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