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Collections

Cushion Cover (Kaoshi) with Flowers and BatsQing dynasty, Qianlong reign, 1736-1795

Not on view
Embroidered silk textile panel with canary-yellow ground, covered in scrolling green vines, lily-like blossoms in white and pink, and a border of navy blue cloud scrolls
Silk embroidery panel with golden yellow ground, densely scattered flowering vines, large peach-like fruit at center, and stylized blossoms in cream, blue, green, and red with fine satin-stitch technique.
Silk embroidery on golden yellow ground, detail showing a pink and white bat in flight amid blue and white ruyi-shaped clouds, with a lotus bud visible near a blue-bordered inner panel in the upper left; red silk border at bottom edge.

Unknown, Cushion Cover (Kaoshi) with Flowers and Bats, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign, 1736-1795, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Cushion Cover (Kaoshi) with Flowers and Bats
Place Made
China
Date Made
Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign, 1736-1795
Medium
Silk thread embroidery on silk satin
Dimensions
28 1/2 x 32 1/2 in. (72.39 x 82.55 cm)
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch Collection
Accession Number
M.45.3.184
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles