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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a rectangular piece of fabric with a geometric pattern. The fabric is dark green and gold in color. The fabric has a repeating pattern of diamonds and triangles. The diamonds and triangles are made up of smaller, interlocking lines. The background of the image is off-white. The fabric appears to be a textile sample. The title of the piece is "Piece" by an unknown artist. The fabric has frayed edges. There is a handwritten number "348" on the bottom of the image, below the fabric. There is a typed number "20.148.348" on the bottom right of the image.

Artwork details

Date:
18th century
Medium:
Silk / Compound weave
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 224 px
Museum record:
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