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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Horizontal rectangular blue and gold patterned textile piece. The top half has repeating gold floral motifs on a blue background. The bottom half has a gold line across, below which is a repeating geometric pattern in gold on a blue background. The piece is on a white background with some numbers handwritten in pencil. There are black printed numbers on the lower right corner. The artist of the piece is unknown but it is referred to as "Piece".

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Silk / Compound weave
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 166 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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