Brocade with Soaring Phoenixes among Clouds
1115–1234
- Medium
- Silk and gold thread; tabby, brocaded
- Dimensions
- Overall: 56.2 x 62.2 cm (22 1/8 x 24 1/2 in.); Mounted: 69.5 x 74 cm (27 3/8 x 29 1/8 in.)
- Genre
- Textiles
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
China, Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
About
The gold-brocaded designs of Jin brocades, such as this example with graceful phoenixes soaring into clouds, are typically asymmetrical. Moreover, they have no frame or border, and appear to have been cut out of larger decorative images.