Textile Fragment
ca. 1870 (made)
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Fragment of figured blue silk. The pattern is of Buddhist emblems of Happy Augury - the flaming wheel, the endless knot, the state umbrella, the vase. The ground is an 8 end satin, 5 shift, with the pattern in reverse. Self-patterning. The warp is x-ply with a slight Z twist; approx. 128 ends cm. The weft is x-ply with no evidence of twist; thick; approx. 44 picks cm. Selvedge on one side.
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Materials and techniques | Woven silk |
Brief description | Fragment of Chinese woven silk, blue, made in Suzhou, ca. 1870. |
Physical description | Fragment of figured blue silk. The pattern is of Buddhist emblems of Happy Augury - the flaming wheel, the endless knot, the state umbrella, the vase. The ground is an 8 end satin, 5 shift, with the pattern in reverse. Self-patterning. The warp is x-ply with a slight Z twist; approx. 128 ends cm. The weft is x-ply with no evidence of twist; thick; approx. 44 picks cm. Selvedge on one side. |
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Gallery label | Figured silk with design including some of the eight Buddhist emblems of Happy Augury - the flaming wheel, the endless knot, the state umbrella, the vase etc. Chinese (Soochow); about 1870. |
Summary | Fragment of figured blue silk. The pattern is of Buddhist emblems of Happy Augury - the flaming wheel, the endless knot, the state umbrella, the vase. The ground is an 8 end satin, 5 shift, with the pattern in reverse. Self-patterning. The warp is x-ply with a slight Z twist; approx. 128 ends cm. The weft is x-ply with no evidence of twist; thick; approx. 44 picks cm. Selvedge on one side. |
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Accession number | FEC.LOST 98/15/4.11 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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