Date:early 18th century Culture:Chinese, for French market Medium:Silk, painted Dimensions:76 x 31 1/2 in. (193 x 80cm) Classification:Textiles-Painted Credit Line:Rogers Fund, 1971 Accession Number:1971.136.2 Thin silks painted with flowers, birds, and butterflies for dress lengths, fan leaves, and screen panels were the final phase of China’s ancient silk trade with the West. The soft ecru ground of this unusual example, suggesting some special kind of unbleached silk, enhances the pearly quality of the white lotus and clematis petals.
Date:early 18th century Culture:Chinese, for French market Medium:Silk, painted Dimensions:76 x 31 1/2 in. (193 x 80cm) Classification:Textiles-Painted Credit Line:Rogers Fund, 1971 Accession Number:1971.136.2 Thin silks painted with flowers, birds, and butterflies for dress lengths, fan leaves, and screen panels were the final phase of China’s ancient silk trade with the West. The soft ecru ground of this unusual example, suggesting some special kind of unbleached silk, enhances the pearly quality of the white lotus and clematis petals.