Panel
18th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Panel of embroidered red silk with coloured silk, silver-gilt and metal threads in satin stitch and couching. The background is entirely covered by couched threads. Long vertical panel with, at the top, a crane flying amongst clouds, and below, a medallion containing a five-clawed front facing dragon encircling a flaming jewel. The next has a design of formal flowers with the wheel of the law and the endless knot. At the bottom are two small dragons and a flaming jewel above earth mountain and waves. Colours are mainly blues, reds, gold and white.
The panel has two narrow bands of silk in two shades of buff all around it, and a border of grey silk woven with a pattern of flower and fret pattern medallions on a background of fret pattern. Lined with pale blue silk woven with a small repeating formal motif.
The panel has two narrow bands of silk in two shades of buff all around it, and a border of grey silk woven with a pattern of flower and fret pattern medallions on a background of fret pattern. Lined with pale blue silk woven with a small repeating formal motif.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Embroidered silk with silk, silver-gilt and metal threads, lined with silk |
| Brief description | Embroidered silk panel with silk, silver-gilt and metal threads, China, 18th century |
| Physical description | Panel of embroidered red silk with coloured silk, silver-gilt and metal threads in satin stitch and couching. The background is entirely covered by couched threads. Long vertical panel with, at the top, a crane flying amongst clouds, and below, a medallion containing a five-clawed front facing dragon encircling a flaming jewel. The next has a design of formal flowers with the wheel of the law and the endless knot. At the bottom are two small dragons and a flaming jewel above earth mountain and waves. Colours are mainly blues, reds, gold and white. The panel has two narrow bands of silk in two shades of buff all around it, and a border of grey silk woven with a pattern of flower and fret pattern medallions on a background of fret pattern. Lined with pale blue silk woven with a small repeating formal motif. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.152-1961 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSON
