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全國各族人民大團結

Wall Carpet
1958 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Wall carpet, knotted pile of coloured silks and flat metallic thread worked in the weft-wrapping weave known as pinjin in Chinese or soumak in the West. There is a yellow macramé fringe at each end.
The pictorial design is one commensurate with the movement known as the Great Leap Forward. The corners show, from top left clockwise, a bucket of molten steel, a wheatsheaf, cotton bolls and a truck of coal. The the top centre, against a red sky, is the emblem of the Peoples' Republic of China surrounded by doves. Below this, dancing on a green sward and encircled by a garland of flowers, grapes and peaches, are representatives of the national minority peoples of China. A soldier from the Peoples' Liberation Army plays the accordion.


Object details

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Object type
Titles
  • 全國各族人民大團結 (manufacturer's title)
  • Whole Nation All Ethnic Groups United (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Knotted silk pile and <i>soumak</i> weaving in metallic threads
Brief description
'Whole Nation All Ethnic Groups United' wall carpet, knotted silk pile and metallic threads depicting a theme from the Great Leap Forward, made by Beijing Carpet Factory Number One, China,1958.
Physical description
Wall carpet, knotted pile of coloured silks and flat metallic thread worked in the weft-wrapping weave known as pinjin in Chinese or soumak in the West. There is a yellow macramé fringe at each end.
The pictorial design is one commensurate with the movement known as the Great Leap Forward. The corners show, from top left clockwise, a bucket of molten steel, a wheatsheaf, cotton bolls and a truck of coal. The the top centre, against a red sky, is the emblem of the Peoples' Republic of China surrounded by doves. Below this, dancing on a green sward and encircled by a garland of flowers, grapes and peaches, are representatives of the national minority peoples of China. A soldier from the Peoples' Liberation Army plays the accordion.
Dimensions
  • Top edge width: 1215mm
  • Bottom edge width: 1230mm
  • Proper right edge length: 2330mm
  • Proper left edge length: 2350mm
Object history
Purchased. Registered File number 1990/1340.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Wilson, Verity, Chinese Textiles, London: V&A Publications, 2005, page 72, fig. 80
  • Spence, Jonathan, The Search for Modern China, New York: Norton, 1990 pp.574-83
  • Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6. This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021)
Collection
Accession number
FE.15-1991

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Record createdNovember 8, 2002
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