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Altar frontal
Chinese
Qing dynasty
1800 to 1820
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Silk slit tapestry (kesi)
Dimensions
97 x 90 cm (38 3/16 x 35 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number17.660
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionAltar frontal in red silk slit tapestry with design across the bottom of cosmic mountain and wave pattern, above which are two fish, peonies, circular character for longevity, scrolling ribbon, bats and swastika motifs in blue, white, gray and grayish-brown silk and gold; upper valance has design of fretwork and peonies; band of blue plain-weave linen or cotton sewn along the top edge and lined with same fabric.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, February 15, 1917