Mandarin Square
Native Name | Buzi (補子) |
Object Number: | 52-23-1 |
Current Location: | Collections Storage |
Culture: | Chinese |
Provenience: | China |
Period: | Ming Dynasty |
Date Made: | 1550-1644 |
Early Date: | 1550 |
Late Date: | 1644 |
Section: | Asian |
Materials: | Silk Gold Thread |
Technique: | Satin Stitch Embroidered |
Iconography: | Dragon Ying Pearl |
Credit Line: | Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952 |
Description
Circular medallion from Emperor's robe. Five-clawed winged dragon (ying) chasing pearl. Waves have two rocks jutting upwards and flowers are floating on a gold colored background. Satin stitch used. Border has three bands of silk. Blue backing.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Chinese New Year Festival (1997 - 1997) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
[Article] Cammann, Schuyler. 1953. "Chinese Mandarin Squares: Brief Catalogue of the Lechter Collection". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Vol. 17. no. 3. pg. 2-73 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Figure 17, No. 1, p. 61 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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