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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	China (made)

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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Categories	Textiles Daoism Embroidery
Object type	Panel
Parts	This object consists of 4 parts. Picture Picture Picture Picture
Materials and techniques	Silk satin with silk embroidery Silk (Textile) Silk Thread Satin Weave Embroidering
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	Qing
Credit line	Bequeathed by Miss K. S. Barrow through The Art Fund
Object history	Registered File number 1981/105.
Subject depicted	Daoist Immortals
Collection	East Asia Collection
Accession number	FE.25 to C-1981

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Record created	June 25, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O485760/panel-unknown/

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