1989.13: Imperial Tribute Silk with Decorative Medallions Including the Auspicious Characters "Shou" (Longevity) and "Wan" (Ten-Thousand) within Scrolling Borders of Stylized Dragons
Textile Arts
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1989.13
- Title
- Imperial Tribute Silk with Decorative Medallions Including the Auspicious Characters "Shou" (Longevity) and "Wan" (Ten-Thousand) within Scrolling Borders of Stylized Dragons
- Classification
- Textile Arts
- Work Type
- textile
- Date
- probably second half 19th century
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, China
- Period
- Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
- Culture
- Chinese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/200100
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Yellow silk with selvedges intact; the basic fabric in tabby weave, the decorative medallions in damask weave
- Dimensions
- 280 x 80 cm (110 1/4 x 31 1/2 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Simon Kuznets
- Accession Year
- 1989
- Object Number
- 1989.13
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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