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mandarin square or rank badge
late 18th century
According to imperial costume regulations of the period, this mandarin square or rank badge, was intended to embellish the formal court robe of a crown prince. It shows the highest ranking symbol ava...
wall hanging
late 18th century
The patterning is composed of two groups of auspicious motifs arranged horizontally across the width of the fabric. The pattern group on the right depicts goldfish and Chinese wisteria, representing ...
Buddhist temple hanging
18th century
This hanging portrays the great Zunsheng Buddha, who is celebrated by Buddhists for his ability to eliminate all kinds of evil. The portrait depicts him seated upon the lotus throne, with the wuzhi (...
furniture cover
late 18th century
This item is symmetrically assembled from two panels of silk zhicheng, a traditional weft patterned fabric in which the patterning wefts do not run the full width of the fabric but instead have been i...
furniture cover
18th century
This item is assembled from two panels of silk brocade with a golden satin ground and polychrome weft patterning. The central motifs are four-clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls, and phoenixes. Ot...
yi pi or chair cover
18th century
The face fabric of the item is a panel of all over patterned silk brocade with a golden satin ground and polychrome weft patterns. The main patterned area is divided into four sections from top to bo...
table hanging
late 18th century
The cover is symmetrically assembled from two panels of silk brocade with a red satin ground and polychrome weft patterning. The central motifs of the pattern are a pair of five clawed dragons flying...
screen panel
18th century
The panel is assembled from three pieces of patterned silk satin. Each of the brocaded pieces is divided into different patterned sections. The pattern on the lower section is composed of four clawe...
cushion cover
late 18th century
The item is made of silk brocade with a satin ground in a pale gold colour, and polychrome weft patterns. Stylised floral motifs including chrysanthemums and plum blossom have been used, along with r...
panel of Yun brocade
early 17th century
This item is a panel of Yun brocade in typical Ming brocade style, with a dark blue ground and polychrome weft patterning. The design consists of large bao xian flowers, an auspicious floral motif wh...
upper panel of double bed curtain
18th Century
The design of the embroidery is a combination of two traditional themes: the "one hundred playing infants" and the spring festival celebration. The motifs are presented in a very naturalistic manner ...
quilt cover
18th century
This item is made from a total of nine pieces of embroidered silk fabric. These fabrics are monochrome bluish grey silk crepe brocaded with weft patterned butterflies, chrysanthemums and peonies. Th...