Period:Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Date:18th century
Culture:China
Medium:Silk, metallic thread
Dimensions:Overall (a): 14 x 16 in. (35.6 x 40.6 cm)
Overall (b): 12 1/4 x 15 3/4 in. (31.1 x 40 cm)
Classification:Textiles-Tapestries
Credit Line:Gift of Rodman A. Heeren, 1960
Accession Number:60.157.5a, b
This panel probably came from a chair cover. Chinese chairs were not upholstered but were covered with long decorative chair strips, which often had independent pattern zones for the four parts of the chair they covered. Viewed from the front, three zones corresponded to the front legs, the seat, and the chair back; the fourth zone decorated a small section that hung behind the chair at the top. It is likely that this panel is from the part of a chair strip that covered the chair's front legs. The view is of a garden scene with peonies, rocks, and a magnolia tree on a decorative gold background.