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Divan cover (kang)
Chinese
Qing dynasty
third quarter 19th century
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Silk and gold-metallic slit tapestry (kesi), painted with ink
Dimensions
12.2 x 137 cm (4 13/16 x 53 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number95.211
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionDivan cushion cover of slit tapestry in silk and gold-metallic thread with design of lotus and peony, patterned with ink and color, interlaced with gold-metallic scrolls at center; probably made for the imperial palace.
ProvenanceGift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, 1895. Transferred from Asiatic Dept. to Textiles.