Mandarin Square
Presentation Square
52-23-96B
From: China | Henan
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 52-23-96B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China | Henan |
| Period | Qing Dynasty |
| Date Made | 1909 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Silk |
| Technique | Embroidered |
| Inscription Language | Chinese Language |
| Description | Embroidered square, made in 1909 to show appreciation to a Mr. Chen when he came to the end of his term of service in a government job in Biyang County 泌陽縣, Henan. Forms a pair with 52-23-96A. 萬家生佛 Incarnate Buddha to ten-thousand households. 陳大老爺德政 宣統己酉孟秋 Commemorating the venerable Mr. Chen's virtuous governance, First month of autumn [i.e. 7th lunar month] in the jiyou cyclical year of the Xuantong Emperor's reign [Aug or Sept, 1909]. |
| Height | 28.6 cm |
| Width | 29.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952 |
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