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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image is a blue and gold fabric swatch, titled "Piece" by an unknown artist. The fabric swatch is rectangular and oriented diagonally, with the top-left corner pointing towards the bottom-right. The fabric is blue with a gold pattern. The blue areas are woven with a visible texture. The gold pattern appears to be a repeated design of interconnected curved shapes. The fabric swatch is on a beige background. There is a handwritten number "395" in the bottom center of the beige background. There is a typed number "20.148.395" in the bottom right of the beige background.

Artwork Details

Date
17th century
Medium
Silk / Compound weave
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 496 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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