Fragment (Dressing Fabric) by China, textile, 1501-1600

Fragment (Dressing Fabric)

China

Year
1501-1600
Medium
Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, chevron twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts and supplementary pile warps forming cut and uncut voided velvet; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in laidwork and couching
Dimensions
173.7 × 52.1 cm (68 3/8 × 20 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago

Cultural & Historical Context

Classification
Textile
Culture
China
Period
Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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