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Altar frontal
Chinese
Qing dynasty
late 16th–mid-17th century
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Silk satin-weave ground with silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave
Credit Line
Given in memory of Chie Hirano by her friends
Accession Number40.173b
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionAltar frontal in blue silk satin with design of lotus, cranes, butterflies and dragonflies in polychrome silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts; border with serpentine arabesque pattern in gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts; missing top valance. Pair with 40.173.