Cushion Cover
19th century (made)
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Cushion cover of yellow silk satin, embroidered with coloured silks. The design is composed of a central medallion of branches of peach and bats. The remaining space is filled with bats carrying felicitous emblems in their mouths, on a ground of swastika fret-pattern.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Satin silk with embroidery in silks |
| Brief description | Cushion cover, satin silk with embroidery in silks, China, 19th century |
| Physical description | Cushion cover of yellow silk satin, embroidered with coloured silks. The design is composed of a central medallion of branches of peach and bats. The remaining space is filled with bats carrying felicitous emblems in their mouths, on a ground of swastika fret-pattern. |
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| Object history | Purchased from Mr. P. Kierulff (Villa Peking, Hellerup, Denmark), accessioned in 1901. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. Purchased. Registered File number 31783/191. Note on register: Cushion-cover embroidered with a longevity peach and five flying bats, emblems of happiness, in the central medallion; encircled by a swastika fret diapered ground, overlaid with bats carrying felicitous emblems in their mouths bound with waving fillets. |
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| Accession number | 1629-1901 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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