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Length of furnishing fabric
Chinese
Ming dynasty
1575–1625
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Silk lampas
Dimensions
133.5 x 101.7 cm (52 9/16 x 40 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Mrs. Charles Gaston Smith's Group
Accession Number34.71
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionLength of furnishing fabric in silk lampas with stylized lotus flowers within medallions superimposed at the center and corners of a square which is divided by radiating lines into segments where diapered textile patterns alternate with those containing an umbrella, a carp, vase, or banner; smaller floral medallions at secondary crossings in white, red, rose, dark blue, light blue, green, red-brown, yellow-brown silk on a gold silk ground.
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Charles G. Smith's group to the MFA on March 1, 1934