Roundel
19th century (made)
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This roundel depicts He Xiangu, one of the Eight Immortals - figures of good luck from Chinese mythology, and originally associated with Daoism, China's native religion. These semi-mythical figures are a favourite subject in China and began to appear on all types of objects in the 14th century.
He Xiangu is usually depicted carrying her identifying marker, a long-stemmed lotus flower. In this embroidery, however, the flower at the end of the stem does not seem to be a lotus.
He Xiangu is usually depicted carrying her identifying marker, a long-stemmed lotus flower. In this embroidery, however, the flower at the end of the stem does not seem to be a lotus.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Satin weave silk with silk embroidery |
| Brief description | Roundel, satin weave silk with silk embroidered design of He Xiangu, one of the Eight Daoist Immortals, China, Qing dynasty, 19th century. |
| Physical description | Roundel of red satin weave, with silk embroidery depicting He Xiangu with lotus. It is one of eight embroidered roundels depicting the Eight Immortals.Silk embroidery depicting He Xiangu, one of the Eight Immortals |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Sir John Addis |
| Object history | From a set of eight embroidered roundels, FE.123 to G-1983. The roundels are of red satin weave silk, the edges of each turned under but not sewn down. Each roundel is embroidered with one of the eight immortals in a garden setting. The embroidery is mostly executed in polychrome untwisted silk thread in a variety of straight stitches, stem stitch and small knots. There are also small amounts of gold thread couched down singly or in pairs and on one roundel twisted silk thread has been used for the pine needles (FE.123A-1983). Registered File number 1965/3344. |
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| Summary | This roundel depicts He Xiangu, one of the Eight Immortals - figures of good luck from Chinese mythology, and originally associated with Daoism, China's native religion. These semi-mythical figures are a favourite subject in China and began to appear on all types of objects in the 14th century. He Xiangu is usually depicted carrying her identifying marker, a long-stemmed lotus flower. In this embroidery, however, the flower at the end of the stem does not seem to be a lotus. |
| Bibliographic reference | Wilson, Verity. A Diplomat's Collection: The Chinese Textiles of Sir John Addis. Arts of Asia. 2003, vol. 33, no. 2. pp. 90-101. |
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| Accession number | FE.123C-1983 |
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| Record created | January 14, 2003 |
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