Wrapper for the Tapestry Scroll Mingling of Clear and Muddy Water at the Junction of the Jing and Wei Rivers
1736–1795
- Medium
- Silk and metal thread: tapestry weave, painted with ink and colors
- Dimensions
- warp: 76.2 cm (30 in.); weft: 93.3 cm (36 3/4 in.); Overall: 55.5 x 55 cm (21 7/8 x 21 5/8 in.)
- Genre
- textile
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95)
About
The cloth to wrap the tapestry scroll, Mingling of Clear and Muddy Water at the Junction of the Jing and Wei Rivers, features a dragon, emblem of imperial power, on an imperial yellow ground.