Object Number | C435 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China | Guangdong |
Period | Qing Dynasty |
Date Made | 1830 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Satin |
Technique | Embroidered |
Iconography | Shou Lao |
Inscription Language | Chinese Language | Chinese Language | Chinese Language |
Description | Presentation hanging for a Fiftieth Birthday. This large textile was made to celebrate the 50th birthday of a man called Guang Wenhuang, who is named in the first column of text. The background is red with gold embroidered Chinese text and a seated man at the top with various auspicious motifs throughout. |
Height | 439.42 cm |
Width | 284.48 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Lily Place, 1925 |
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