Valance with vases of flowers, phoenix, and dragon

Details

• Title

  Valance with vases of flowers, phoenix, and dragon

• Associated place

  Asia › China › Sichuan province › Chengdu (find spot)

  Asia › China › Sichuan province (place of creation)

• Date

  c. 1930

• Material and technique

  cotton, embroidered with dark-blue thread

• Material index

  organic › vegetal › fibre › cotton

• Technique index

  woven;

  needleworked › embroidered

• Object type

  textile;

  furniture/furnishings › furnishing › valance

• Dimensions

  220 x 34.5 cm (height x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Dr Bertha Hensman, 1991.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1991.115

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