Works of Art (19)
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Canopy with phoenixes, Yuan dynasty (1279–1368), China, Embroidery; silk and gold thread (1988.82) |
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Dressing gown, ca. 1880, Japanese for Western market, Quilted blue silk (1970.83a,b); Dressing gown, late 1880s, Japanese for Western market, Quilted brown silk (1975.227.7a,b) |
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Embroidered fan with landscape: Ancient Mountains, Green Pines, Qing dynasty, 19th century, China, Fan: silk embroidery on silk gauze; rim and handle: lacquered wood (62.97.25a) |
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Floral medallions, Tang dynasty, late 8th–early 9th century, China, Silk, Weft-faced compound twill (1996.103.1) |
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Kimono with carp, water lilies, and morning glories, Meiji period, ca. 1876,
Japan,
Resist-dyed, painted, and embroidered silk gauze (ro) (2006.73.2) |
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Landscape with Pheasants, Qing dynasty, 19th century, China, Tapestry-woven (kesi) silk (13.220.101) |
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Noh robe (nuihaku), Edo period, second half of 18th century, Japanese, Silk embroidery and gold leaf on satin (1989.367) |
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Outer robe (uchikake) with scenes of filial piety, Edo period, late 18th century, Japan, Resist-dyed and embroidered silk crepe (49.32.109) |
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Rank badge with a pair of cranes, Chosôn dynasty, late 19th century, Korea, Silk embroidery on silk satin damask (53.60.9) |
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Rank badge, Ming dynasty, early 15th century, China, Embroidery: colored silk floss, wrapped gold thread, and flat gold on silk gauze (1988.154.1) |
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Rug, late 18th or early 19th century, China, Sinkiang Province (East Turkestan), Silk pile on cotton foundation (22.100.28) |
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Scroll cover for an imperial manuscript, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, before 1764, China, Silk and metallic thread on silk (kesi) (41.123.2) |
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Shoe, 19th century, Chinese (Manchu peoples), Silk, linen, wood, leather (C.I.41.110.272a,b) |
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Surcoat (jimbaori), Edo period, 17th century,
Japan,
Silk, felt, metallic thread, and lacquered wood (2006.95) |
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Textile with coiled dragons, Jin dynasty (1115–1234), China, Tabby, brocaded; silk and gold thread (1989.205) |
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Welcoming Spring, Ming dynasty, 15th century, China, Embroidery on silk gauze (1981.410) |
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Woman's sleeveless jacket with bamboo, Qing dynasty, late 19th century, China, Tapestry-woven (kesi) silk and metallic thread (45.125.13) |
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Woman's sleeveless jacket with butterflies (detail), late 19th–early 20th century, China, Tapestry-woven (kesi) silk and metallic thread (45.125.15) |
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Yamantaka Mandala with imperial portraits, Yuan dynasty, 1330–1332, China, Silk tapestry (kesi) (1992.54) |
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Thematic Essays (3)
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