China
Fragment (Dressing Fabric)
INV-1834
ChinaMing dynasty (1368–1644), 16th century
Fragment (Dressing Fabric)
China
mingtextileneedlework (visual works)
Date
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 16th century
Medium
Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, chevron twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts and supplementary pile warps forming cut and uncut voided velvet; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in laidwork and couching
Dimensions
173.7 × 52.1 cm (68 3/8 × 20 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of the James D. Tigerman Estate
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