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Table Valance with Autumn Garden

18th century
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The autumn plants in the main decorative area of this table valance appear in a garden setting with rocks and a stream; a pair of birds, whose backs are woven with feathers, flutter among the branches at the right. The overhanging upper register of the valance features an entirely different pattern: the attributes of the Eight Daoist Immortals, beribboned and interspersed with clouds and bats, are seen on either side of the central motif of a bat holding a canopy.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Table Valance with Autumn Garden
  • Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
  • Date: 18th century
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Silk, metal thread, and feather tapestry (kesi)
  • Dimensions: Overall: 28 1/2 x 37 in. (72.4 x 94 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
  • Credit Line: Gift of Edna Bahr, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.97.49
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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