Browse: 10610 objects
Imperial edict of 1752 appointing the governor of Chengdu
-
Description
Imperial edicts were sometimes written on elaborate silk brocades. On this example the seal of the Qianlong emperor (r.1736–95) is woven into the silk.
-
Details
- Associated place
- Date
- c. 1752
- Associated people
-
Qianlong, Emperor of China (ruled 1736 - 1795) (named on object)
- Material and technique
- ink on coloured silk brocade; silk brocade, dyed yellow and pink, with metal thread around a white silk core; wooden handle
- Dimensions
-
240 x 31 cm (height x width)
along roller 35 cm (length)
- Material index
-
organic › animal › animal product › silk,
- Technique index
-
dyed,
- Object type index
- No. of items
- 1
- Accession no.
- EAX.5599
Location
-
-
Lower ground floor | Room 5 | Textiles
-
Lower ground floor | Room 5 | Textiles
Objects are sometimes moved to a different location. Our object location data is usually updated on a monthly basis. Contact the Jameel Study Centre if you are planning to visit the museum to see a particular object on display, or would like to arrange an appointment to see an object in our reserve collections.
© 2013 University of Oxford - Ashmolean Museum