Khmer Pidan with Scenes from the Jataka Tales by Cambodia, textile, 1875-1900

Khmer Pidan with Scenes from the Jataka Tales

Cambodia

Year
1875-1900
Medium
Center panel: silk, weft ikat weft-float faced 1:2 'Z' twill weave; side panels: silk, stripes of weft-faced 1:3 'Z' twill weave and stripes of plain weave; lower edge tape: silk, plain weave with attached gold- and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-wrapped silk knotted cut fringe; center and side panels joined
Dimensions
303.9 × 110.7 cm (119 3/4 × 43 5/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago

Cultural & Historical Context

Classification
Textile
Culture
Cambodia

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