Carpet
18th century (made)
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Table cover of silk, knotted in the manner of a carpet, in blue, green, red and deep yellow, on a deep yellow background. The pattern consists of an oblong compartment outlined with key ornamentation, which gets bigger in the corners. Filling this oblong compartment is a representation of the sun, surrounded by conventional leafy stems bearing a variety of flowers. In the spaces between the flowers are bats and homonyms for happiness. There is a wide border, filled with bats of the same kind of floral stems in the main pattern.
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Materials and techniques | Silk, knotted |
Brief description | Table cover of knotted silk, China, 18th century |
Physical description | Table cover of silk, knotted in the manner of a carpet, in blue, green, red and deep yellow, on a deep yellow background. The pattern consists of an oblong compartment outlined with key ornamentation, which gets bigger in the corners. Filling this oblong compartment is a representation of the sun, surrounded by conventional leafy stems bearing a variety of flowers. In the spaces between the flowers are bats and homonyms for happiness. There is a wide border, filled with bats of the same kind of floral stems in the main pattern. |
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Object history | Object of the Quing Dynasty |
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Accession number | T.556-1919 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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