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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

"Piece" by Anni Albers, rectangular blue fabric with repeating diamond-shaped pattern in white and gold. The fabric has a thick white border on all sides. The blue background fills most of image. The diamonds are outlined in gold and white and contain a smaller diamond shape within. The inner diamonds are made up of smaller white and gold shapes. The entire design repeats in rows. The bottom white border contains handwritten numbers on left and aligned to right, black numbers.

Artwork details

Date:
18th century
Medium:
Silk / Compound weave
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
469 × 624 px
Museum record:
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