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Panel
- Place of origin:
China (made)
- Date:
1740-1820 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Silk satin with embroidery in coloured silks and gilt thread
- Credit Line:
Given by Dr Joan Evans
- Museum number:
FE.114-1974
- Gallery location:
China, Room 44, The T.T. Tsui Gallery, case 24
Physical description
Panel used as a hanging on the Women's Festival Day, embroidered with ladies on a red satin ground.
Place of Origin
China (made)
Date
1740-1820 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Silk satin with embroidery in coloured silks and gilt thread
Dimensions
Length: 155 cm, Width: 140 cm
Object history note
Registered File number 1974/560.
Descriptive line
Festival hanging, red embroidered silk, China, Qing dynasty, ca. 1740 to 1820
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Wilson, Verity. Chinese Textiles, 2nd edition, London: V&A Publications, 2005, page 69, plate 76.
Wilson, Verity. Identifying Women's Things in the TT Tsui Gallery, Orientations, July 1991, Photo, Page 40
Materials
Silk (textile); Metal thread
Techniques
Embroidering; Satin weave
Subjects depicted
Women; Landscapes (representations)
Categories
Textiles; Embroidery
Collection
East Asia Collection