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3 janvier 2017

Mandarin duck, seventh rank civil official, late 1700s-early 1900s

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Mandarin duck, seventh rank civil official, late 1700s-early 1900s. Silk embroidery on silk, height: 11 in, 27.94 cm; width: 11 1/2 in, 29.21 cm. Neusteter Textile Collection: Gift of James P. Grant and Betty Grant Austin, 1977.251  © Denver Art Museum

Central duck figure looking toward red silk disk embroidered into clouds. Two bats above. Bird is above waves. Also included are peonies, a narcissus and other birds. Deep blue silk background. Figure and designs in reds, blues, greens, ivories. A repeated motif in gold thread creates a border. Backing cloth is pale blue.
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