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Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Mandarin Square (P'u-Tzu) for military official of the second rank. Lion on a rock surrounded by wave and cloud forms and symbols, worked in couching. Sun is made of small coral beads. Narrow border of Chinese character alternating with bat motif.
19th century
Accession Number
1944-33-7-a
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
embroidery & stitching
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Medium
Medium: satin, silk, metal thread, coral beads Technique: embroidery (couching stitch)
Dimensions
H x W: 31.5 x 32 cm (12 3/8 x 12 5/8 in.)
made in
China
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1944-33-7-a
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq443893065-2371-4a0c-b84e-c682b626686d
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