1850~ / 1860~, China

1850~ / 1860~, China

Identifier
FE.25 to C-1981
Acquisition
Bequeathed by Miss K. S. Barrow through The Art Fund
Collection
Material
Technique
Depiction
Dimension
92 cm (height)
23.5 cm (width)
Production time
Production place
Type of object

Description

Four panels of ivory-coloured satin weave silk. Each is mounted over a wooden frame and depicts one of the Eight Daoist Immortals in a landscape setting. The design is embroidered in coloured floss silk in a variety of satin stitches, stem stitch, and highlights of seed stitch. FE.25 Lan Ciahe with basket, 25a Zhongli Quan with fan, 25b Han Xiangzi with flute, 25c Li Tieguai with iron staff Set of four panels, ivory-coloured silk satin with coloured embroidery, China, Qing dynasty, ca. 1850-1860