Vertical pendant with boys holding a lotus scroll
Remarkable for its large size and fresh colors, this textile was woven with the typical Chinese motif of boys and lotuses. However, details on certain costumes reveal a Mongolian influence. The jackets of the boys seen at top and bottom are fastened on the figures’ left, a style not used in Chinese clothing. The design of the large flower blossom and the color palette also help to date it to the Yuan period, when China was under Mongol rule.
Artwork Details
- 元 童子戯蓮紋羅
- Title:Vertical pendant with boys holding a lotus scroll
- Period:Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)
- Date:13th–14th century
- Culture:China
- Medium:Complex gauze silk with supplementary silk and metal thread weft patterning
- Dimensions:Overall: 11 x 46 1/2 in. (27.9 x 118.1 cm)
- Classification:Textiles-Woven
- Credit Line:Purchase, Joseph E. Hotung Gift, 1987
- Object Number:1987.291
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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Unidentified artist Chinese, active mid-12th century
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