Physical description
Panel of silk, embroidered in blue and white, red and green, against a gold ground. The pattern consists of a pheasant on a rock, from which springs a peony tree; below two puppies beside a fence are watching butterflies. At the top is a kingfisher.
Place of Origin
China (made)
Date
1850-1900 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Woven silk with embroidery in silks and gold thread
Dimensions
Height: 7 in, Width: 3 in
Object history note
Acquired along with another panel, T.54:1-1926. Registered File number 1926/3554.
Descriptive line
Panel, woven silk with embroidery in silks and gold thread, China, Qing dynasty, 1850-1900
Materials
Silk (textile); Silk thread; Gold thread
Techniques
Weaving; Embroidered
Subjects depicted
Rock; Butterflies; Pheasants; Kingfisher (bird); Peonies
Categories
Textiles; Embroidery
Collection
East Asia Collection