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Mandarin Square
Mandarin Square
Mandarin Square

Mandarin Square

Place of ManufactureAsia
MediumMaterial: silk; gold thread; metallic threads; silk thread
DimensionsOverall (measurement is for square a; square b: h 19.4 x w 21.4): 19.2 x 20.5 cm
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART
Credit LineAnonymous Gift
Object number1976.041.001 a,b
Descriptioninsignia for a 8th degree civil official - quail; the bird is embroidered on a separate piece of material so that it could be changed if the official changed rank; mostly couched thread embroidery; the background scene on a) includes 2 trees while on b) it includes a pomegranate? & Buddha hand? symbol
Status
Not on view