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first half 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Embroidered Buddhist temple hanging of embroidered silk satin with silver and silver-gilt thread. With a seated man (unidentified, but possibly a Buddha) with bare chest and flowing robe over one shoulder, is holding a four-clawed dragon with his right hand. The ground is satin with silk and silver-gilt paper. Most of the lower half of the ground is covered with embroidery in a wide variety of textures. The stitches mostly used are long and short and satin stitches (partly raised) with laid and couched work in silver-gilt thread and twisted cord. In the top left and right hand corners are a white and yellow disk (possibly the moon and sun). Edged with a five and half inches border of blue silk (tabby ground) with pattern in silver-gilt paper and tan silk.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Embroidered silk satin with silver and silver-gilt thread
Brief description
Embroidered Buddhist temple hanging of embroidered silk satin with silver and silver-gilt thread, Japan, first half of 19th century
Physical description
Embroidered Buddhist temple hanging of embroidered silk satin with silver and silver-gilt thread. With a seated man (unidentified, but possibly a Buddha) with bare chest and flowing robe over one shoulder, is holding a four-clawed dragon with his right hand. The ground is satin with silk and silver-gilt paper. Most of the lower half of the ground is covered with embroidery in a wide variety of textures. The stitches mostly used are long and short and satin stitches (partly raised) with laid and couched work in silver-gilt thread and twisted cord. In the top left and right hand corners are a white and yellow disk (possibly the moon and sun). Edged with a five and half inches border of blue silk (tabby ground) with pattern in silver-gilt paper and tan silk.
Dimensions
  • Length: 69.25in
  • Width: 48in
Credit line
Given by F. J. Allen, Esq.
Collection
Accession number
T.210-1958

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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