Temple cloth
| Accession Nr.: | 61.383.1 |
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| Type: | textile; religious or cult object; textile arts |
| Date of production: |
turn of the 19th and 20th century
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| Materials/Techniques: | silk and metal embroidery on silk, mirror inlay |
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| Dimensions: | width: 68cm length: 207 cm |
The ornamented textile depicts two dragons playing with a flaming pearl. Above them, separeted by some Chinese good luck knots, five items from the treasures of the Chinese Scholar can be seen (from the left: two scrolls, a scroll for calligraphy, a collection of books, Chinese chess (In Japanese: go), and a rhinoceros horn, which - due its rareness - was a gift for those who gained an official position in the era of the Chinese Empire. Gift of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
