Panel
ca. 1970 (made)
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| Place of origin |
The technique used here is wax resist, similar to Indonesian batik. It is practised by people from various groups living in the south-west of China. Because they live in comparative isolation in mountainous regions, these groups have developed some unique traditions. These indigo wax-resist textiles are one distinctive manifestation of their culture.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Resist-dyed cotton |
| Brief description | Length of cotton,white and light blue resist dyed motif on a dark blue cotton ground, China, ca.1970 |
| Physical description | Cotton cloth with a radiating fish design resisted in white and light blue against a dark blue ground. The edges of the cotton are turned under and machine sewn in blue. The resisting substance is likely to have been wax, as used by non-Han people living in southwestern China. |
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| Gallery label | The dark blue areas of the cloth were dipped in the dye bath many times. Lighter shades of blue were obtained by applying wax after only a few immersions in the dye. Synthetic indigo is frequently used today although three different indigo-bearing plants are still grown and processed for natural blue dye in some areas of China. |
| Credit line | Addis Bequest |
| Object history | These blue and white cotton pieces (FE.97 to O-1983) were loosely wrapped in paper from the Peking Arts and Crafts Shop and it may be that all of them were purchased there rather than in the areas of manufacture. Registered File number 1965/3344. |
| Production | This cotton piece was produced in Southwest China |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | The technique used here is wax resist, similar to Indonesian batik. It is practised by people from various groups living in the south-west of China. Because they live in comparative isolation in mountainous regions, these groups have developed some unique traditions. These indigo wax-resist textiles are one distinctive manifestation of their culture. |
| Bibliographic reference | Wilson, Verity, 'A Diplomat's Collection: The Chinese Textiles of Sir John Addis' in Arts of Asia, vol.33, number 2, 2003, pp. 90-101, plate 19 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.97O-1983 |
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| Record created | February 13, 2003 |
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