清 刺繡三星圖掛屏|Hanging with the Three Stars

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late 17th century–early 18th century · Silk and gold thread embroidery on silk satin · Asian Art

This embroidered altar hanging is remarkable for its bold and expressive designs. The top and most important register features auspicious figures known as the Three Stars: Happiness (fu), Emoluments and Official Preferment (lu), and, in the center, Longevity (shou). Five boy attendants are meticulously embroidered with sweet faces and in lively postures. The middle and lower sections are decorated with sumptuous fruit offerings and auspicious animals and plants.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 17th century–early 18th century

Medium

Silk and gold thread embroidery on silk satin

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Mary Cogswell Kaufmann, 1977