Physical description
Altar table frontal of cut voided satin velvet with red and green silk pile, brocaded in gilt paper strips. The central red panel is decorated with a four-clawed dragon rising above roaring sea waves and surrounded by clousd; at the corners are four Daoist emblems (clockwise from top right): castanets, a gourd, a sheng musical instrument, and a fan; framed by a green border decorated with wavy floral stem. A slightly wider piece of the same material has been stitched across the top. It is decorated with two Buddhist lions playing with a brocade ball, and surrouned by a green border of wavy floral stem. The top is edged with a band of dark blue cotton; the back is lined with red cotton.
Place of Origin
China (made)
Date
19th century (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Silk, cut voided satin velvet, brocaded with gilt paper strips; plain weave cotton trim and lining
Dimensions
Length: 101.6 cm, Width: 101.6 cm bottom
Object history note
Registered File number 1934/3321
Descriptive line
Altar table frontal, silk, gilt paper thread; cut voided satin velvet, brocaded, cotton border and lining, China, Qing dynasty, 19th century
Materials
Silk (textile); Cotton (textile)
Techniques
Velvet weave
Subjects depicted
Dragons; Floral patterns; Clouds
Categories
Textiles; Furnishing Fabric; Interiors
Collection
East Asia Collection