Textile panels of blue ribbed silk with a scrolling design with Japanese phoenix

Title
Textile panels of blue ribbed silk with a scrolling design with Japanese phoenix
LC Subject
textiles (visual works)
Donor
Petzel, Florence Eloise
Description
Textile panels of blue ribbed silk with a scrolling design with Japanese phoenix, flowers and bats in gold and silver threads; backed with blue silk.
Motif
Ho-o (Japanese phoenix) Flowers Bats
Work Type
Textile Panel
Location
Japan
Date
1401/1500
Identifier
1989.029.029
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Silk Metallic Threads
Technique
Woven Brocade
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
The phoenix was a symbol of the imperial household - particularly the empress.