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13 mars 2025

Sutra Cover, Ming dynasty, c. 1590’s

Sutra Cover, Ming dynasty, c. 1590’s
Sutra Cover, Ming dynasty, c. 1590’s. Silk, plain weave, double cloth, 35.5 × 13.6 cm. Art Institute of Chicago, Alyce and Edwin DeCosta and The Walter E. Heller Foundation Endowment, 2001.164.23.
9 mars 2025

Altar Frontal with Design of Four-Clawed Dragon amidst Clouds and Waves, Ming dynasty, early 17th century

Altar Frontal with Design of Four-Clawed Dragon amidst Clouds and Waves, Ming dynasty, early 17th century
Altar Frontal with Design of Four-Clawed Dragon amidst Clouds and Waves, Ming dynasty, early 17th century. Silk, gold-wrapped thread and peacock-feather-wrapped silk thread in tapestry weave (kesi); tapestry: 80.6 x 98 cm. Saint Louis Art Museum, Gift...
1 mars 2025

Brocade with Soaring Phoenixes among Clouds, Jin dynasty (1115-1234)

Brocade with Soaring Phoenixes among Clouds, Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
Brocade with Soaring Phoenixes among Clouds, Jin dynasty (1115-1234)..Silk and gold thread; tabby, brocaded. Overall: 56.2 x 62.2 cm; Mounted: 69.5 x 74 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1994.292. Textiles like this, which were probably...
29 janvier 2025

Celebrating the Year of the Snake at The Met

Celebrating the Year of the Snake at The Met
NEW-YORK+ The traditional East Asian lunar calendar consists of a repeating twelve-year cycle, with each year corresponding to one of the twelve animals in the Chinese zodiac. The association of these creatures with the Chinese calendar began in the third...