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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

"Piece" by artist Anni Albers, a close-up of a light green fabric with a dark green geometric pattern. The fabric fills the frame and shows a woven texture; the pattern is made up of dark green shapes resembling foliage or abstract forms; the background of the fabric is light green; the border around the fabric is white; in the bottom-right corner, black text reads "20.148.708".

Artwork details

Date:
18th century
Medium:
Silk / Compound weave
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
525 × 624 px
Museum record:
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