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Temple Hanging
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Temple Hanging

Artist/Culture Japanese
Date18th Century - early 19th Century
Mediumsilk brocade
Dimensions188 x 66 cm (74 x 26 in.)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineGift of W. Howard Dilks, Jr. and Walter F. Fletcher, in accordance with the wishes of the late Millicent M. Coss
Terms
Object number1950.13
DescriptionFour bandings with repeats in each band, floral Phoenix, floral design. In color detail the bands and units within bands are so varied as to create impression of much greater rnage of design elements. Economy of form and great variety of impression are both accomplished. Chinese symbols in a Japanese fabric.
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