Sleeve border fragments

Museum number:
9-13535a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210913535a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.3360
Description:
Sleeve border fragments. Light blue silk satin, embroidered in blues and white, with flowers, butterflies, mystic knot, bowl of fruits, flaming pearl, swastikas. Remnants of paper glued to back edges. A,B are mirror images. A,B ear are stamped with "Made in China". Length: 71 cm; width: 19 cm. China Background: silk, satin weave Pattern area: untwisted silk, silk cord, satin stitch, Chinese knot, couching Parts of a woman's robe worn on special occasions. Late 19th century Symbolism: Butterfly - joy, summer; Mystic knot - longevity; Citrus fruit - Buddha's hand; Sacred jewel (flaming pearl) - Buddhist lucky symbol; Swastika - 10,000 wishes for power Mary V. Hays; S.F., Ca. (personal contact) Williams; Outlines of Chinese Symbolism, pp. 41, 42, 252, 280, 351-352
Donor:
Arlene Miller Rolkin
Collection place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Sleeve borders
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes
Production date:
Late 19th century
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Sleeve border fragments, accession number 9-13535a,b, described as Sleeve border fragments. Light blue silk satin, embroidered in blues and white, with flowers, butterflies, mystic knot, bowl of fruits, flaming pearl, swastikas. Remnants of paper glued to back edges. A,B are mirror images. A,B ear are stamped with "Made in China". Length: 71 cm; width: 19 cm. China Background: silk, satin weave Pattern area: untwisted silk, silk cord, satin stitch, Chinese knot, couching Parts of a woman's robe worn on special occasions. Late 19th century Symbolism: Butterfly - joy, summer; Mystic knot - longevity; Citrus fruit - Buddha's hand; Sacred jewel (flaming pearl) - Buddhist lucky symbol; Swastika - 10,000 wishes for power Mary V. Hays; S.F., Ca. (personal contact) Williams; Outlines of Chinese Symbolism, pp. 41, 42, 252, 280, 351-352
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sleeve border fragments, accession number 9-13535a,b, described as Sleeve border fragments. Light blue silk satin, embroidered in blues and white, with flowers, butterflies, mystic knot, bowl of fruits, flaming pearl, swastikas. Remnants of paper glued to back edges. A,B are mirror images. A,B ear are stamped with "Made in China". Length: 71 cm; width: 19 cm. China Background: silk, satin weave Pattern area: untwisted silk, silk cord, satin stitch, Chinese knot, couching Parts of a woman's robe worn on special occasions. Late 19th century Symbolism: Butterfly - joy, summer; Mystic knot - longevity; Citrus fruit - Buddha's hand; Sacred jewel (flaming pearl) - Buddhist lucky symbol; Swastika - 10,000 wishes for power Mary V. Hays; S.F., Ca. (personal contact) Williams; Outlines of Chinese Symbolism, pp. 41, 42, 252, 280, 351-352

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