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Textile FragmentMing dynasty (1368-1644), circa 1450

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Vertical silk textile fragment with allover pattern of spotted mythical lion-like creatures, birds in flight, and lotus flowers in coral, pink, green, and yellow on a slate-blue ground

Unknown, Textile Fragment, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), circa 1450, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Textile Fragment
Place Made
China
Date Made
Ming dynasty (1368-1644), circa 1450
Medium
Silk satin weave with supplementary weft patterning in silk and (traces of) metallic yarn
Dimensions
44 1/8 × 13 1/4 in. (112.08 × 33.66 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.90.200
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako, Kaye Durland Spilker, and Clarrisa M. Esguerra. Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.

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