Panel
19th century (made)
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Panel; probably a table frontal. ( upper front lap missing ?) Red silk satin ( satin 4), embroidered in coloured silks and gold thread in satin stitch, pekin knots and couched work. Embroideries feature a composition of vases in connection with literary and artistic paraphernalia, known as bagu (Hundred Antiques). In the centre a recumbent ox carries the sacred bronze mirror of the Daoists on its back mounted upon a cloud pedestal. At the sides are ranged vases containing fruit, flowers and peacocks' feathers, incense-burners, piles of books, barrel-shaped vases and trays filled with the tools of the calligrapher and artist, and scrolls of painting, open and rolled up, together with other examples of artistic handiwork. Fragment of a woven band in different shades of blue at the border along the bottom.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Satin silk ground embroidered in satin stitch, pekin knots and couchured work. |
| Brief description | Panel, satin silk with embroidery in silks and gold thread, China, 19th century |
| Physical description | Panel; probably a table frontal. ( upper front lap missing ?) Red silk satin ( satin 4), embroidered in coloured silks and gold thread in satin stitch, pekin knots and couched work. Embroideries feature a composition of vases in connection with literary and artistic paraphernalia, known as bagu (Hundred Antiques). In the centre a recumbent ox carries the sacred bronze mirror of the Daoists on its back mounted upon a cloud pedestal. At the sides are ranged vases containing fruit, flowers and peacocks' feathers, incense-burners, piles of books, barrel-shaped vases and trays filled with the tools of the calligrapher and artist, and scrolls of painting, open and rolled up, together with other examples of artistic handiwork. Fragment of a woven band in different shades of blue at the border along the bottom. |
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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. |
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| Accession number | 1628-1901 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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