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Panel

Panel

Date19th century
Label TextThe red circle design enclosing a phoenix is a symbol of the sun, representing heaven and intellectual enlightenment. The phoenix is also a symbol of the Empress.
Object number33.128
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Going For Gold, November 3, 2012 - December 8, 2013 Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, The Patterns of Fiber: Textiles from the Seattle Art Museum Collection, December 18, 1980-March 1, 1981Published ReferencesSeattle Art Museum, Washington, Patterns of Fiber: Textiles From The Seattle Art Museum Collection Study Guide, 1980, p.13
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions30 x 33 in. (76.2 x 83.82 cm)
MediumSilk and gold thread embroidery
Panel of sleeve bands
Chinese
18th - 19th century
Object number: 33.130
Panel fragment
Chinese
1368-1644
Object number: 33.138
Badge
Chinese
late 19th century
Object number: 48.151
Embroidered blue satin hanging
Chinese
18th - 19th century
Object number: 33.125
Photo: Paul Macapia
Japanese
late 18th century
Object number: 89.156
P'u-fu (court overcoat)
Chinese
late 19th century
Object number: 78.62
Woman's surcoat (p'ao)
Chinese
ca. 1850-75
Object number: 99.14
Dragon Robe (Ch'i-fu)
Chinese
ca. 1875
Object number: 90.2
Court robe (qifu)
Chinese
ca.1875-90
Object number: 42.7
Mandarin Square
Chinese
1850-1900
Object number: 33.123
Photo: Susan Dirk
Chinese
early 17th century
Object number: 33.139
Badge
Chinese
17th century
Object number: 33.140