Fragment
18th century-19th century (made)
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Fragment of silk satin brocaded with coloured silks and gold thread. On a bright green satin ground is a strip of brocaded pattern consisting of alternating roundels composed of a dragon and floral devices and palmettes composed of the sceptre-head (ruyi) symbol. The dragons are mainly in gold (gilt-paper wound round a silk core); the other brocading colours are scarlet pink, mauve, yellow, blue and black. The inscription is brocaded in green silk and runs across the piece above the bands of plain weaving.
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Materials and techniques | Silk satin brocaded with coloured silks and gold thread |
Brief description | Fragment, silk satin brocaded with coloured silks and gold thread, Suzhou, China, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century. |
Physical description | Fragment of silk satin brocaded with coloured silks and gold thread. On a bright green satin ground is a strip of brocaded pattern consisting of alternating roundels composed of a dragon and floral devices and palmettes composed of the sceptre-head (ruyi) symbol. The dragons are mainly in gold (gilt-paper wound round a silk core); the other brocading colours are scarlet pink, mauve, yellow, blue and black. The inscription is brocaded in green silk and runs across the piece above the bands of plain weaving. |
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Marks and inscriptions | (The inscription, translated by Messrs S. M. Franck and Co. Ltd., is brocaded in green silk.)
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Credit line | Given by Messrs S. M. Franck and Co. Ltd. |
Object history | Registered File number 1934/274. |
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Accession number | T.25-1935 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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