Not currently on display at the V&A

Fragment

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

Textile fabric of brocaded silk in silk and gilt paper strips. Pattern in gold on a dark blue ground and consists of a diaper of diamonds-shaped compartments formed by intersecting diagonal bands. Each of the compartments contains a phoenix on a ground of close diamond diaper.

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Brocaded silk in silk and gilt paper strips
Brief description
Textile fabric of brocaded silk in silk and gilt paper strips, Japan, first half of 19th century
Physical description
Textile fabric of brocaded silk in silk and gilt paper strips. Pattern in gold on a dark blue ground and consists of a diaper of diamonds-shaped compartments formed by intersecting diagonal bands. Each of the compartments contains a phoenix on a ground of close diamond diaper.
Dimensions
  • Length: 13.5in
  • Width: 9.125in
Credit line
Given by A. F. Kendrick, Esq.
Collection
Accession number
T.117-1914

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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