Artwork preview

Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a square piece of fabric titled "Piece" by an unknown artist. The fabric is dark blue with a repeating pattern of gold lines forming geometric shapes. The shapes are six-pointed stars and four-pointed shapes. The gold lines are textured and uneven. The background of the fabric is a dark blue color with a slightly lighter blue undertone. The fabric is bordered by a thin white frame. There is handwritten text at the bottom of the frame on the left that reads "283". There is printed text at the bottom of the frame on the right that reads "20.148.283".

Artwork Details

Date
18th century
Medium
Silk / Compound weave
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 571 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
View original
Palette