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Piece

TitlePiece
Date19th century 19th century
MediumRamie
ClassificationTextiles-Painted and Printed
OriginJapan Japan
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineSeymour Fund, 1966
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Botanical illustrationEntomological plates

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“Piece” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 19th century. It is executed in ramie and classified as textiles-painted and printed. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration, entomological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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