Fragment
first half 19th century (made)
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Textile fragment of brocaded silk in silks and gilt paper strips. Pattern in yellow and straw colour on a dark blue ground. Large intersecting squares with wide borders filled with fret work. The squares contain phoenixes or dragons enclosed by scrolled and interlacing ornament, and on a ground filled with diaper or pairs of doves and clouds. At the points of intersection are large compartments of undulating forms, each enclosing a rectangle within which is a cash device with a flower lozenge surrounded by blossom and foliage.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Brocaded silk in silks and gilt paper strips |
| Brief description | Textile fragment of brocaded silk in silks and gilt paper strips, Japan, first half of 19th century |
| Physical description | Textile fragment of brocaded silk in silks and gilt paper strips. Pattern in yellow and straw colour on a dark blue ground. Large intersecting squares with wide borders filled with fret work. The squares contain phoenixes or dragons enclosed by scrolled and interlacing ornament, and on a ground filled with diaper or pairs of doves and clouds. At the points of intersection are large compartments of undulating forms, each enclosing a rectangle within which is a cash device with a flower lozenge surrounded by blossom and foliage. |
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| Credit line | Given by A. F. Kendrick, Esq. |
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| Accession number | T.88-1914 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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