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Textile with Aquatic Birds and Recumbent Animal

13th century
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The free arrangement of animals on a rhythmic background of geometric leafs is typical of Eastern Central Asian textiles of the eleventh to the thirteenth century. The design is also seen on Chinese tapestries of the period. A similar example was excavated from the burial pagoda of a Buddhist monk, Haiyun (1203–1257), in Beijing, attesting to the strong ties between Chinese and Central Asian textiles at the time.

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Object Information
  • 中亞或華北（十三世紀） 蓮池水禽紋緙絲
  • Title: Textile with Aquatic Birds and Recumbent Animal
  • Date: 13th century
  • Culture: Eastern Central Asia or North China
  • Medium: Silk tapestry (kesi)
  • Dimensions: Overall: 11 1/4 x 24 1/2 in. (28.6 x 62.2 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Gifts in memory of Christopher C.Y. Chen, Gifts from various donors, in honor of Douglas Dillon, Barbara and William Karatz Gift, and Eileen W. Bamberger Bequest, in memory of her husband, Max Bamberger, 1997
  • Object Number: 1997.7
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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