Object name: Kerchief faces / Collection place: Beijing municipality, Northern China / Collector: Ilse Martin Fang - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Kerchief faces, accession number 9-21276a-d, described as Kerchief faces. Two pairs of embroidered ornamental kerchief faces. Each quadrangular panel consists of two triangles sewn together. Brocaded gauze throughout. Background pattern: swastikas (10,000 for long life) between I-beams (symbols for Thunder). a,b: Lavender quadrangle over apple-green broad chevron. Quadrangle brocaded with a tripod decorated with the monad on a grill pattern. c,d: Purple and lavender chevron with cloud ends on apple-green background. Woven-in decorations: Coin (top), spade money, part of Han end-tiles. Top figure on other side unidentified. Spade money and coin below. Length of center seam: 21.5 cm; width 14.5 cm.