Object Number | 48-28-1 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese | Manchu |
Provenience | China |
Date Made | 19th Century - 1948 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Silk |
Technique | Embroidered | Peking Knot | Appliqued | Satin Stitch |
Iconography | Twin Fish | Waves | Bats | Lotus | Fruit | Horseshoe | Eight Daoist Immortal Symbols | Cuffs |
Description | Pink silk bound with black and lined with green. Embroidery shows rocks emerging from waves. Symbolic decoration includes twin fish, lotuses, bats, emblems of eight immortals, lucky flowers and fruits, Manchu horseshoe cuffs. Its main interest is variety of embroidery: satin stitch, laid stitch, peking knot, applique, etc. |
Height | 78 cm |
Width | 156 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Dr. Mason W. Zimmerman through Mrs. Bradford Williams, 1948 |
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