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Textile Fragment

ca. 1870 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Suzhou (made)

A fragment of figured silk. The pattern includes some of the eight Buddhist emblems of Happy Augury. The ground is an extended plain weave (Louisine) with the pattern created of floating warps in irregular satin. Self-patterning. Selvedge on one side. The warp is x-ply with a slight Z twist; dark blue; double; approx. 60 ends cm. The weft is x-ply no evidence of twist; dark blue; thick; approx. 28 picks cm.


Object details

Category
Textiles
Object type
Textile fragment
Materials and techniques
Woven silk
Silk (Textile)
Weaving
Dyeing
Brief description
Fragment of Chinese woven silk, dark blue, made in Suzhou, ca. 1870.
Physical description
A fragment of figured silk. The pattern includes some of the eight Buddhist emblems of Happy Augury. The ground is an extended plain weave (Louisine) with the pattern created of floating warps in irregular satin. Self-patterning. Selvedge on one side. The warp is x-ply with a slight Z twist; dark blue; double; approx. 60 ends cm. The weft is x-ply no evidence of twist; dark blue; thick; approx. 28 picks cm.
Dimensions
  • Height: 230mm
  • Width: 170mm
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
A fragment of figured silk. The pattern includes some of the eight Buddhist emblems of Happy Augury. The ground is an extended plain weave (Louisine) with the pattern created of floating warps in irregular satin. Self-patterning. Selvedge on one side. The warp is x-ply with a slight Z twist; dark blue; double; approx. 60 ends cm. The weft is x-ply no evidence of twist; dark blue; thick; approx. 28 picks cm.
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
FEC.LOST 98/15/4.3

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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