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Fragment from a Garment (smaller fragment, outer layer)

Fragment from a Garment (smaller fragment, outer layer)

900s
(907-1125)
weft-faced compound twill, silk
Overall: 35.9 x 46 cm (14 1/8 x 18 1/8 in.); Mounted: 48.9 x 58.4 cm (19 1/4 x 23 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1992.112.2.a
Location: not on view

Description

This textile preserves part of an overall design of large, radiating floral motifs arranged in staggered, horizontal rows. In the spaces between are pairs of flying cranes and cloud scrolls that are common motifs in Liao paintings and decorative arts. The loose structure of the pattern and the naturalism of the motifs represent the final evolution of a pattern that had originated in the Tang dynasty (AD 618–907).
  • Watt, James C. Y., Anne E. Wardwell, and Morris Rossabi. When silk was gold: Central Asian and Chinese textiles. 1997. pp. 44-45, reproduced in color, p. 45
    Kwok, Zoe S. The Eternal Feast: Banqueting in Chinese Art from the 10th to the 14th Century. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Art Museum, 2019. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 116-117, no. 19
  • The Eternal Feast: Banqueting in 10th-14th Century Chinese Art. Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ (organizer) (October 19, 2019-February 16, 2020).
    When Silk Was Gold: Central Asian & Chinese Textiles from the Cleveland and Metropolitan Museums of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (October 26, 1997-January 4, 1998); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (October 26, 1997-January 4, 1998); The Metropolitan Museum of Art (organizer) (March 2-May 17, 1998); The Metropolitan Museum of Art (organizer) (March 2-May 17, 1998).
  • {{cite web|title=Fragment from a Garment (smaller fragment, outer layer)|url=false|author=|year=900s|access-date=16 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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