Temple Mat
Temple Hanging
29-96-563
From: Japan
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 29-96-563 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Japanese | Buddhist |
| Provenience | Japan |
| Date Made | 19th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Silk | Cotton |
| Technique | Embroidered | Quilted | Braided | Lined | Printed |
| Iconography | Buddhist Symbols | Dragons | Drum | Sun |
| Description | Silk embroidered with Buddhist symbols of 2 dragons and a "ko" temple drum? in stand, and the sun. Various stiches with braiding and quilting in gold, white and rose are used in the design on changeable flecked navy blue ground. Hanging is inter-lined and lined with printed cotton. 4 small circular monograms appear on back. |
| Length | 199 cm |
| Width | 154 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
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