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Ceremonial Cushion Coverprobably 19th century

Not on view
Embroidered square textile with concentric navy blue and amber-gold panels densely decorated with dragon and cloud motifs, centered on a large gold radial emblem

Unknown, Ceremonial Cushion Cover, probably 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Bella Mabury, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Ceremonial Cushion Cover
Place Made
Tibet
Date Made
probably 19th century
Medium
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
Dimensions
54 1/2 × 54 1/8 in. (138.43 × 137.48 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury
Accession Number
M.39.2.404
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Tibet. Expanded edition. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1990.