Pair of Armrest Cushions of imperial yellow silk satin heavily embroidered with multi-colored silks of peony, lotus, endless knot, bat, swastika, and butterfly framed in consecutive squares of dark blue satin stitch
- Title
- Pair of Armrest Cushions of imperial yellow silk satin heavily embroidered with multi-colored silks of peony, lotus, endless knot, bat, swastika, and butterfly framed in consecutive squares of dark blue satin stitch
- LC Subject
- other (information indicator)
- Description
- Pair of Armrest Cushions of imperial yellow silk satin heavily embroidered with multi-colored silks of peony, lotus, endless knot, bat, swastika, and butterfly framed in consecutive squares of dark blue satin stitch; hexagonal shape; slit opening along seam; no fill.
- Motif
- Peony; Lotus; Bat; Endless knot; Swastika; Butterfly
- Work Type
- cushions
- Location
- People's Republic of China
- Date
- 1901/2000
- Identifier
- 0000.012.040
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Silk
- Technique
- Hexagonal pillow; Satin stitch embroidery; Cushion
- Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Note
- Example of an Emperor using the armrest cushions:
