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This textile was meticulously woven with boys tucked among floral scrolls and lotus pods—a rebus for, or visual allusion to, progeny. In addition to the Buddhist belief in rebirth from the lotus, multiseeded lotus pods were also thought to be a symbol for plentiful offspring.
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北宋 嬰戯紋綾
Title: Textile fragment with boys in floral scrolls
Period: Northern Song dynasty (960–1127)
Date: 11th–12th century
Culture: China
Medium: Silk twill damask (ling)
Dimensions: 13 × 11 1/2 in. (33 × 29.2 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Woven
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1952
Accession Number: 52.8
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