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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a square piece of fabric with a repeating pattern. The fabric is dark blue and gold. The pattern consists of large gold flowers with rounded petals and a circular center. The flowers have a black outline. The background of the fabric is covered in small gold and black checkerboard shapes. Three large flowers are visible, one in the top left, one in the bottom left, and one in the bottom right. A portion of a fourth flower is visible in the top right. The image has a white border around it. The artist and title of the piece is "Piece".

Artwork Details

Date
18th century
Medium
Silk / Compound weave
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
557 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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