Description
Textile; China, Qing dynasty, ca. 1900 Hand-embroidered silk. Measurements: 195 x 267 cm. Red silk fabric finely embroidered with golden thread and green and silver tones representing phytomorphic and zoomorphic motifs. That is to say, it combines millenary dragons and vegetable elements. Under the Qing, inherited art forms flourished and innovations of a technical, aesthetic and artisanal nature took place. High levels of literacy, a successful publishing industry, thriving cities and a Confucian emphasis on cultivation nurtured a lively and creative set of cultural fields.
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Textile; China, Qing dynasty, ca. 1900 Hand-embroidered silk. Measurements: 195 x 267 cm. Red silk fabric finely embroidered with golden thread and green and silver tones representing phytomorphic and zoomorphic motifs. That is to say, it combines millenary dragons and vegetable elements. Under the Qing, inherited art forms flourished and innovations of a technical, aesthetic and artisanal nature took place. High levels of literacy, a successful publishing industry, thriving cities and a Confucian emphasis on cultivation nurtured a lively and creative set of cultural fields.
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