Object Number | 52-23-108 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China |
Period | Qing Dynasty |
Date Made | Late Qing Dynasty |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Silk |
Technique | Embroidered |
Iconography | Phoenix |
Description | Phoenix panel from a late Qing woman's skirt, cut out and made up with borders for sale. Nice workmanship and contains most of the decorative elements found on late squares, except the sum; but shape is wrong and this bird is never found on Qing official squares (nor on a noble-woman's after c. 1660) |
Height | 34.8 cm |
Width | 28.5 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952 |
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