Textile with Floral Scroll
This textile is said to have been found in the tomb of Prince Guo (1697–1738), the seventeenth son of the Kangxi emperor (r. 1662–1722). The centers of the flowers are brocaded in gold thread-strips of gilded paper wrapped around a silk core—for an opulent effect.
Artwork Details
- Title: Textile with Floral Scroll
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Date: 18th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Silk satin with supplementary-weft patterning, brocaded with metallic thread
- Dimensions: 30 1/2 x 16 1/4 in. (77.5 x 41.3 cm)
Mount: 35 × 21 in. (88.9 × 53.3 cm) - Classification: Textiles-Woven
- Credit Line: Gift of William Rockhill Nelson Gallery, 1951
- Object Number: 51.83.3
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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