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Date unknown · Cut and voided silk velvet · Asian Art
Velvet panels such as this example were sewn together to form a complete pattern and then used as decorative hangings or carpets. Here, the concentric bands of ornament consist, from left to right, of lotuses, foliate dragons, chrysanthemums, and a continuous fretwork incorporating the swastika—a form of the auspicious character wan, signifying ten thousand years.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- Date unknown
- Medium
- Cut and voided silk velvet
- Culture
- China
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1930
