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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Narrow, vertically oriented fabric with a predominantly dark blue background. The fabric features a gold-colored floral pattern with a subtle sheen, indicating it may be made of a metallic thread. The pattern includes various gold-colored shapes and designs with some green. The fabric has a border around it that is light brown with darker brown diagonal lines running through it. A small white rectangle at the bottom contains black text. The artwork's title is "Piece" and the artist is unknown.

Artwork details

Date:
18th century
Medium:
Silk / Compound weave
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
150 × 623 px
Museum record:
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