"Cloth of Gold" with Medallions
This exuberant textile illustrates one of the most luxurious materials used at the Mongol court: nasij, or “cloth of gold.” Except for very fine outlines of patterns in bright red silk, the entire surface of this special textile was woven with gold threads. An innovation from Central Asia, this technique attests to the mass movement of weavers from the eastern Iranian world to China during the Mongol period.
Artwork Details
- 元 紅地團花“納石失”織金錦
- Title: "Cloth of Gold" with Medallions
- Period: Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)
- Date: 14th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Silk and metal thread lampas
- Dimensions: Overall: H. 22 in. (56 cm); W. 31 in. (79 cm)
- Classification: Textiles-Woven
- Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest and Dodge Fund, 2001
- Object Number: 2001.595
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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China
mid-14th century
Western Tibet or Ladakh
14th century
Central Tibet
12th century
China
ca. 1330–32
China
14th century
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