Lined piece, round insignia for garment. Silk, paint. K'ossu tapestry weave, plain weave lining; design mostly painted. Varicolored; yellow lining. Floral, fish, lantern, other motives. 12 inch diameter.
Donor:
Anita Day Symmes Blake, Anson Stiles Blake, and Design Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
CHINA
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Materials:
Metal, Paint (coating), and Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Lined pieces
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office and 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies