Two Chinese silk fabric fragments, each with rectangular panels of silk embroidery in multil colors. Fabric is brocade weave, in gold color [now faded]. Embroidery includes vegetal, architectural motifs and two ladies who appear to be participating in a game or gardening. W = 19-5 to 21.0 cm, L = 106.0 cm.
Donor:
Yoshiko Uchida
Collection place:
Japan
Verbatim coll. place:
Japan
Collector:
Yoshiko Uchida
Materials:
Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Embroidery (visual works)
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes
Accession date:
December 16, 1987
Context of use:
Note; fabric and embroidery are quite faded. 'A’ has a brown stain on one end. Woven fabric, hand embroidery.