Length of Silk
1880-1930 (made)
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Bolt of thin red silk patterned in gauze weave with a design of clouds, bats, shou and knots.
Each end of the cloth bears an oval stamp which has the words 'Kuang Yuchang' and 'Made in China' on it. There is also some partly obliterated Chinese characters handwritten straight onto the end of the cloth as well as two stamped ones. The two stamped characters read 'heng shun' (perpetually favourable) and is likely to be the name of the factory. There is a pink cotton handwritten tag sewn to the end of the bolt.
Each end of the cloth bears an oval stamp which has the words 'Kuang Yuchang' and 'Made in China' on it. There is also some partly obliterated Chinese characters handwritten straight onto the end of the cloth as well as two stamped ones. The two stamped characters read 'heng shun' (perpetually favourable) and is likely to be the name of the factory. There is a pink cotton handwritten tag sewn to the end of the bolt.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gauze weave self-patterned silk |
| Brief description | Bolt of silk, red gauze weave self-patterned silk, China, 1880-1930 |
| Physical description | Bolt of thin red silk patterned in gauze weave with a design of clouds, bats, shou and knots. Each end of the cloth bears an oval stamp which has the words 'Kuang Yuchang' and 'Made in China' on it. There is also some partly obliterated Chinese characters handwritten straight onto the end of the cloth as well as two stamped ones. The two stamped characters read 'heng shun' (perpetually favourable) and is likely to be the name of the factory. There is a pink cotton handwritten tag sewn to the end of the bolt. |
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| Gallery label | This red silk gauze is patterned with an auspicious design of clouds, bats, 'long life' characters (shou) and knots. It could have been used to make women's clothes, possibly a traditional wrap-around skirt. The silk's extreme thinness, allowing it to drape softly, also suggests it could be used as bed curtains while the red colour associates it with weddings. |
| Credit line | Addis Bequest |
| Object history | Registered File number 1965/3344. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Wilson, Verity. Chinese Textiles. London: V&A publications, 2005, page 44 plate 45. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.113-1983 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2000 |
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