Tapestry fragment with bird, beast, and peonies

Details

• Title

  Tapestry fragment with bird, beast, and peonies

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  10th - 12th century (AD 901 - 1200)

• Material and technique

  silk, tapestry woven (kesi) with metal-wrapped silk supported on paper or animal product

• Material index

  organic › animal › animal product › silk;

  processed material › metal;

  processed material › paper;

  organic › animal › animal product

• Technique index

  tapestry woven

• Object type

  textile › tapestry

• Dimensions

  25 x 13 cm (height x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased with the assistance of the Friends of the Ashmolean Museum, 1995.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1995.71

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