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Source 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).
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Document identity
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156273
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Fragment from a Garment (smaller fragment, outer layer)
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156273
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Fragment from a Garment (smaller fragment, outer layer)
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).
date
900s
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CC0
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en
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Q79945358
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Textile
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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.)
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China, Liao dynasty (907-1125), 10th century
accession
1992.112.2.a
Source extras
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weft-faced compound twill, silk
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Fragment from a Garment (smaller fragment, outer layer), 900s. China, Liao dynasty (907-1125), 10th century. 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.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1992.112.2.a
collection
Textiles
citations
citation
Watt, James C. Y., Anne E. Wardwell, and Morris Rossabi. When silk was gold: Central Asian and Chinese textiles. 1997.
page_number
pp. 44-45, reproduced in color, p. 45
citation
Kwok, Zoe S. <em>The Eternal Feast: Banqueting in Chinese Art from the 10th to the 14th Century.</em> Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Art Museum, 2019.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: P. 116-117, no. 19
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John L. Severance Fund
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2026-05-29 08:07:34.565000
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156273
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Textiles
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Textiles
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weft-faced compound twill, silk
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