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ca. 1850 - ca. 1860 (made)
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Place of origin

Four panels of ivory-coloured satin weave silk. Each is mounted over a wooden frame and depicts one of the Eight Daoist Immortals in a landscape setting. The design is embroidered in coloured floss silk in a variety of satin stitches, stem stitch, and highlights of seed stitch.
FE.25 Lan Ciahe with basket, 25a Zhongli Quan with fan, 25b Han Xiangzi with flute, 25c Li Tieguai with iron staff

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Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

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Materials and techniques
Silk satin with silk embroidery
Brief description
Set of four panels, ivory-coloured silk satin with coloured embroidery, China, Qing dynasty, ca. 1850-1860
Physical description
Four panels of ivory-coloured satin weave silk. Each is mounted over a wooden frame and depicts one of the Eight Daoist Immortals in a landscape setting. The design is embroidered in coloured floss silk in a variety of satin stitches, stem stitch, and highlights of seed stitch.
FE.25 Lan Ciahe with basket, 25a Zhongli Quan with fan, 25b Han Xiangzi with flute, 25c Li Tieguai with iron staff
Dimensions
  • Each height: 92cm
  • Each width: 23.5cm
Style
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss K. S. Barrow through The Art Fund
Object history
Registered File number 1981/105.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
FE.25 to C-1981

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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