Length of Silk
20th century (made)
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This light yellow silk has subdued twill roundels woven along its length. The roundels are placed so that, when the material is cut and sewn to make a robe or jacket, the design is evenly spaced and sits well on the back and front of the finished garment. This type of roundel pattern lends itself to East Asian straight-seamed tailoring - not the only dressmaking tradition in that region but a very popular one.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Plain weave silk with self-patterned twill weave decoration |
| Brief description | Bolt of silk, yellow plain weave silk with self-patterned twill weave decoration, China, 20th century |
| Physical description | Bolt of yellow silk self-patterned with a design of dragon roundels. The roundels are in twill weave against a plain weave ground. At one end of the cloth the roundel design stops leaving a length of unpatterned plain weave silk. There is a woven inscription at the loom end. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Zhe Hang Linwanfeng yi ji nei zao xian' (Woven inscription)
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| Gallery label | This piece is 62cm wide, nearly 20cm narrower than most of the other silk lengths, which may indicate a different place or period of manufacture. There is enough material to make a man's robe. The 'horsehoof' cuff sections are marked out at the end of the cloth. |
| Credit line | Addis Bequest |
| Object history | Registered File number 1965/3344. |
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| Summary | This light yellow silk has subdued twill roundels woven along its length. The roundels are placed so that, when the material is cut and sewn to make a robe or jacket, the design is evenly spaced and sits well on the back and front of the finished garment. This type of roundel pattern lends itself to East Asian straight-seamed tailoring - not the only dressmaking tradition in that region but a very popular one. |
| Bibliographic reference | Wilson, Verity. 'A Diplomat's Collection: The Chinese Textiles of Sir John Addis' in Arts of Asia, vol.33 no.2, 2003, pp.90-101 plate 14 |
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| Accession number | FE.110-1983 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2000 |
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