Panel
Thin silks painted with flowers, birds, and butterflies for dress lengths, fan leaves, and screen panels were the final phase of China’s ancient silk trade with the West. The soft ecru ground of this unusual example, suggesting some special kind of unbleached silk, enhances the pearly quality of the white lotus and clematis petals.
Artwork Details
- Title: Panel
- Date: early 18th century
- Culture: Chinese, for French market
- Medium: Silk, painted
- Dimensions: 76 x 31 1/2 in. (193 x 80cm)
- Classification: Textiles-Painted
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1971
- Object Number: 1971.136.2
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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