Banners (Set of Four)
Manchu
1750–1775
- Medium
- Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave with eccentric and interlaced outlining wefts; painted details; lined with silk, 4:1 satin damask weave; metal fittings
- Dimensions
- a: 176 × 22 cm (69 1/4 × 8 5/8 in.); b: 176.8 × 22.1 cm (69 5/8 × 8 5/8 in.); c: 176.2 × 22.1 cm (69 3/8 × 8 5/8 in.); d: 177.1 × 22 cm (69 3/4 × 8 5/8 in.)
- Genre
- banners
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
qingsilk (fiber)slit tapestry weavingsunrisesEast Asiangold leafbannersdragonscharacterspainting techniquespagodasChinese (culture or style)Textilepaper (fiber product)weavingasian18th Centurymetal
