Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection

Wall hanging of royal blue silk satin with couched metallic threads anchored with red silk in design of large 5-clawed imperial dragon with an all-over pattern combined with emblems

Title
Wall hanging of royal blue silk satin with couched metallic threads anchored with red silk in design of large 5-clawed imperial dragon with an all-over pattern combined with emblems
LC Subject
textiles (visual works)
Description
Wall hanging of royal blue silk satin with couched metallic threads anchored with red silk in design of large 5-clawed imperial dragon with an all-over pattern combined with emblems; Shou; bat; flowers; border of 1 1/4" width of white satin embroidered with colorful silks in floral design with swastikas and gold couched threads; backed on white cotton.
Provenance
Acquired in Peking, China.
Motif
5 clawed Dragons; Emblems; Bat; Shou; Flowers
Work Type
wall hangings
Location
People's Republic of China
Date
1801/1900
Identifier
0000.012.023
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Silk; Metallic Threads; Cotton
Technique
Couching; Satin Stitch
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
User-added image