Mandarin Square
52-23-104A
From: China (uncertain) | Annam (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 52-23-104A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China (uncertain) | Annam (uncertain) |
| Date Made | 1744-1911 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Silk |
| Technique | Embroidered |
| Iconography | Bird |
| Description | Not an actual Chinese official square. See 52-23-101 and 52-23-102. This rather coarse counted stitch is characteristic of Chinese provincial folk embroidery, found also in Annam. |
| Height | 28.5 cm |
| Width | 29 cm |
| Thickness | 0.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952 |
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