Pelmet
ca. 1981 (made)
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Pelmet of indigo blue plain weave cotton with a design of flowers and Chinese characters (see Marks & Inscriptions section for details) reseved in white by the stencilled resist-paste technique. The flowers depicted are narcissi, chrysanthemums and peonies.
The top and sides of the pelmet are hemmed with machine stitching. The bottom is a selvedge.
The top and sides of the pelmet are hemmed with machine stitching. The bottom is a selvedge.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Plain weave cotton dyed with indigo with stencilled resist-dye decoration |
Brief description | Pelmet, indigo blue plain weave cotton with stencilled resist-dyed decoration, China, Jiangsu Province, ca. 1981 |
Physical description | Pelmet of indigo blue plain weave cotton with a design of flowers and Chinese characters (see Marks & Inscriptions section for details) reseved in white by the stencilled resist-paste technique. The flowers depicted are narcissi, chrysanthemums and peonies. The top and sides of the pelmet are hemmed with machine stitching. The bottom is a selvedge. |
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Credit line | Given by AC Clunas |
Object history | The pelmet was purchased by the donor from an exhibition of Folk and Minority Crafts held in the Minority People's Palace of Culture, Beijing, May 1981. Registered File number 1982/1457. |
Production | Jiangsu province, CHINA |
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Bibliographic reference | Lu Pu, Zhongguo laran yishu (The Chinese Wax Printing), Shanghai: Shanghai renmin meishu chubanshe, 1984 |
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Accession number | FE.55-1982 |
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Record created | February 12, 2000 |
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