Ceremonial Cushion Cover

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Ceremonial Cushion Cover

Tibet, probably 19th century
Textiles; !Furnishing
Silk satin with silk and gilt paper discontinuous supplementary weft patterning (brocade) and silk gauze with silk and gilt-paper wrapped silk thread embroidery, pieced with silk satin appliqué
54 1/2 × 54 1/8 in. (138.43 × 137.48 cm)
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury (M.39.2.404)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Tibet. Expanded edition. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1990.