Period:Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi period (1662–1722) Culture:China Medium:Cut and voided silk velvet Dimensions:Overall: 59 x 25 in. (149.9 x 63.5 cm) Classification:Textiles-Velvets Credit Line:Rogers Fund, 1930 Accession Number:30.76.37 Velvet panels such as this example were sewn together to form a complete pattern and then used as decorative hangings or carpets. Here, the concentric bands of ornament consist, from left to right, of lotuses, foliate dragons, chrysanthemums, and a continuous fretwork incorporating the swastika—a form of the auspicious character wan, signifying ten thousand years.
Period:Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi period (1662–1722) Culture:China Medium:Cut and voided silk velvet Dimensions:Overall: 59 x 25 in. (149.9 x 63.5 cm) Classification:Textiles-Velvets Credit Line:Rogers Fund, 1930 Accession Number:30.76.37 Velvet panels such as this example were sewn together to form a complete pattern and then used as decorative hangings or carpets. Here, the concentric bands of ornament consist, from left to right, of lotuses, foliate dragons, chrysanthemums, and a continuous fretwork incorporating the swastika—a form of the auspicious character wan, signifying ten thousand years.