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Banners (Set of Four)

Banners (Set of Four)

Manchu China
Date
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1750/75
Medium
Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave with eccentric and interlaced outlining wefts; painted details; lined with silk, 4:1 satin damask weave; metal fittings
Dimensions
a: 176 × 22 cm (69 1/4 × 8 5/8 in.); b: 176.8 × 22.1 cm (69 5/8 × 8 5/8 in.); c: 176.2 × 22.1 cm (69 3/8 × 8 5/8 in.); d: 177.1 × 22 cm (69 3/4 × 8 5/8 in.)
Department
Textiles
Credit line
Bequest of Russell Tyson