Piece of fabric for a child’s garment on Midsummer (dragon boat) festival. Tiger and boy with fire ring to burn out the poisonous animals: spider, frog, etc... on orange ground. 16.5 x 27.5 cm.
Donor:
Ilse Martin Fang
Collection place:
Peking, Beijing province, China
Verbatim coll. place:
China. Peking (Beijing). Given to Ilse Fang. First half of 20th Century.
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Ilse Martin Fang
Collection date:
1942
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dragons
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Production date:
First half of 20th century
Accession date:
December 15, 1998
Context of use:
To be worn on child’s garment for midsummer (dragon boat) festival.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 16.5 centimeters and length 27.5 centimeters