Chair Strip with Antiquities
Unlike upholstered furniture, chairs in China were covered only temporarily with textiles such as this chair strip, designed and embroidered specifically to be used as a chair covering. The antiquities in the design are rebuses for good wishes. For example, the halberd and the angled stone chime together form the rebus for "celebratory occasion." This strip is embroidered mainly with gold threads that have been couched-that is, laid on the surface of the satin and stitched into place.
Artwork Details
- Title: Chair Strip with Antiquities
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)
- Culture: China
- Medium: Silk and metal thread embroidery on silk satin
- Dimensions: Overall: 66 x 19 1/2 in. (167.6 x 49.5 cm)
- Classification: Textiles-Embroidered
- Credit Line: Gift of Francis Keally, in memory of his wife, Mildred Taber Keally, 1978
- Object Number: 1978.211.2
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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17th–18th century
17th century
17th–18th century
17th century
Attributed to Leng Mei (Chinese, active 1677–1742)
early 18th century
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