Hanging
1850-1900 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This large panel was acquired by the museum as a hanging for a Buddhist temple, possibly the Daitoku-ji Temple in Kyoto, although it bearsclose resemblance to pieces made in the late 19th century to appeal to the western export market. The entire surface of the cloth has been embroidered, in a wide range of stitches, to create a dramatic image of a dragon whose body twists around a thunderbol. An older piece of cloth, depicting a samurai and once used as a banner, has been recycled as the backing for the panel.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Plain-weave cotton, with embroidery in silk and metallic threads; the reverse plain-weave cotton, with paste-resist decoration (<i>tsutsugaki</i>) |
| Brief description | Hangin, plain-weave cotton, with embroidery in silk and metallic threads; the reverse plain-weave cotton, with paste-resist decoration (tsutsugaki), Japan, 19th century |
| Physical description | Hanging of plain-weave cotton, embroidered across the whole cloth with dragon, phoenixes and thunderbolt. On the reverse a cotton panel depicting a samurai. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr Harvey Hadden |
| Object history | Possibly from Daitoku-ji Temple in Kyoto. Registered File number 8885/1926. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This large panel was acquired by the museum as a hanging for a Buddhist temple, possibly the Daitoku-ji Temple in Kyoto, although it bearsclose resemblance to pieces made in the late 19th century to appeal to the western export market. The entire surface of the cloth has been embroidered, in a wide range of stitches, to create a dramatic image of a dragon whose body twists around a thunderbol. An older piece of cloth, depicting a samurai and once used as a banner, has been recycled as the backing for the panel. |
| Bibliographic reference | Jackson, Anna. Japanese textiles. London: V&A Publications, 2000, Plates 85, 140. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.132-1927 |
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| Record created | February 23, 2004 |
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