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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark blue rectangular piece of fabric with gold embroidery. The fabric features a repeating pattern of gold swirling lines and teardrop shapes. The teardrop shapes have a smaller circle inside with a dark center. Some of the circles have a green center. The background of the fabric is dark blue. The fabric has a white border around it. There is small black text in the bottom right corner. The fabric appears to be a piece by an unknown artist. The title of the piece is "Piece".

Artwork Details

Date
18th century
Medium
Silk / Compound weave
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
598 × 243 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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