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Altar frontal
Chinese with Japanese fabric
Qing dynasty
late 19th century
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Silk satin ground with silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave; top: silk satin embroidered with silk
Dimensions
184.5 x 97 cm (72 5/8 x 38 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number11.116
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionAltar frontal with design of horsemen, figures, pavilions, flowering trees, birds and clouds in blue, beige, green and light brown silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts on a dark blue satin ground (probably Japanese fabric); above which is a band with design of scattered flowers and butterflies embroidered in shades of blue, green and white silk on a dark blue silk satin ground (probably Chinese fabric); light blue plain-weave linen band stitched along the top and backing.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA on March 2, 1911