遼 嬰戯紋織錦囊|Purse with boys playing
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10th–11th century · Silk weft-faced compound twill · Asian Art
On the back of this purse, boys run and tumble, surrounded by flowers, plants, birds, and deer. Woven freely into the silk, this design is an early example of children at play, a form that can be traced to Central Asia in the eighth century. The silk’s pattern is clearly scaled to fit small objects such as this purse.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 10th–11th century
- Medium
- Silk weft-faced compound twill
- Culture
- China
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Purchase, Eileen W. Bamberger Bequest, in memory of her husband, Max Bamberger, 1996
