Threads of Silk and Gold: Ornamental Textiles from Meiji Japan
(from 9th Nov 2012 until 27th Jan 2013)Discover exquisite embroideries, dyed silk and velvet panels, tapestries, and appliqué works
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Peacock in a flowering cherry tree
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Description
In this pair of very finely embroidered hangings peacocks, sparrows, and various spring and autumn plants are depicted in realistic detail. The fabric for the hangings appears to have been woven specifically for this purpose, with the chrysanthemum-patterned brocade border and the plain central panel made as one piece. (Exhibition number 23)
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › Japan › Honshū › Kyōto prefecture › Kyoto (probable place of creation)Europe (original location)
- Date
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late 19th century - early 20th century
Meiji Period (1868 - 1912)
- Material and technique
- silk, satin woven and brocaded, dyed light-brown, and embroidered with coloured silk, flat silk, and gold thread; silk tassels
- Dimensions
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348 x 120 cm (height x width)
without tassels 330 x 120 cm (height x width)
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organic › animal › animal product › silk,
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Lent by the Kiyomizu Sannenzaka Museum.
- Accession no.
- LI1956.36.2
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Further reading
Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 9 November 2012-27 January 2013, Threads of Silk and Gold: Ornamental Textiles from Meiji Japan, Clare Pollard, ed. (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2012), no. 23 p. 131, p. 123, illus. pp. 84 & 131-133
Past Exhibition
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Threads of Silk and Gold: Ornamental Textiles from Meiji Japan
(from 9th Nov 2012 until 27th Jan 2013)
Location
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- returned to owner
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