Collection place: Xizang autonomous region (Tibet), Tibetan Pleatau, China / Culture or time period: Asian cultures / Function: 4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 9-22311, described as brown ground with pink flowers with red centers, orange and yellow stems and green leaves. yellow 4 painted with orange, red and brown details, in each corner. fringes cut; coarse weave.

Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 9-22175, described as white felt rug or blanket fringed with natural hair, rounded corners.

Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 9-22176, described as brown ground with yellow flowers, with orange and purple centers; orange and red stems and green leaves. fringes on each end, one uncut. coarse weave.

Hearst Museum object titled Canopy, accession number 9-22157, described as canopy formed with a central panel of confronting diagrams embroidered in gold thread centered on several Chinese motifs and with a sacred mountain, clouds and waves border at one end on an orange ground. dragons are grasping flaming jewels plus 2 additional flaming jewels at top of panel. center panel bordered on 2 sides by rectangular panels of brocaded silk decorated with waves and cloaks, plus one dragon and flaming jewel. background is caramel colored with yellow/blue/green, white/gray/pink brocade. this central motif is bordered with a yellow brocade cloud motif border 30.0 cm wide with central panels of dragons. both borders feature dragons, clouds and flaming jewels plus wave/clouds/sacred mountains border at base of each blue dragon panel. a pleated ruffle of yellow-green and rust silk hangs downward where the canopy is suspended. far outer edges on all sides are pale blue silk with card binding. backed with panels of natural canvas and rust colored heavy silk. leather straps attached to each corner for hanging.

Hearst Museum object titled Hanging, accession number 9-22150, described as navy blue wool ground to which a light blue has been applied then embroidered in gold thread. each side of the light band is thin embroidered with gold, pink and white. 2 identical bands are joined at center to form the finished piece. black velvet bands 5 cm wide have been applied to each and then finished with maroon fringes. sides are finished with narrow gold fringe.

Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-22181, described as wool rug. navy blue ground. decorated with 10 peonies in golden-yellow, red and blue, intertwined with badly faded blue stems and blue, red and golden yellow leaves. short looped fringe on one end; cut fringe on the other. no backing; loom woven the sheared.

Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-22312, described as one pointed end; central floral motif on red ground; 3 borders with floral motifs; triangular end; floral motif on tan ground with blue border and brown binding on edges; hand knotted and sheared.

Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-22202, described as burnt orange ground. central motif is 2 confronting dragons in dark and light blue checkerboard (4 toed dragons). heads are navy blue with red, green and brown decorative elements. proper right lower corner and proper left upper corner decorated with multicolored phoenixes. proper right upper corner and proper left lower corner and center bottom decorated in red peonies. cloud motifs at each end and at top edge. short fringe on one end. no backing. loom woven then sheared.

Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-22189, described as navy blue ground; 2 red speckled, 5 toed dragons; phoenix in center; 2 flaming jewels; 2 clusters of clouds; mountains at each end; diagonally striped inner boarder at each side, geometric and floral outer borders. navy, red, green, maroon, pink, orange, ecru. hand knotted, sheared, cloth backing.

Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-22201, described as navy blue ground; 10 peonies and stems with leaves; flowers primarily in red, tan, light blue; hand knotted and sheared.