Mandarin Square

52-23-109

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 52-23-109
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Date Made 1900-1952 CE
Section Asian
Materials Silk
Technique Embroidered
Iconography Bird
Description

Although this embroidery resembles a mandarin square, it does not belong to any set of official squares, and was probably made for an actor’s costume. Flying bird (appliqued) embroidered in foreign aniline dyes.

Height 29 cm
Width 30.5 cm
Thickness 0.25 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952

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