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This panel of silk produced in one of the imperial factories is the end part of a bolt of silk, some of which were shipped to Beijing as tax payments. The inscription woven into the lower body of the fabric reads <em>Jiangnan Silk Factory under Superintendent Wen Feng(?)</em>. An additional signature by the weaver is woven into the left corner.<br><br>Since the Southern Song dynasty in the 1100s, the production of silk for imperial use was increasingly concentrated in the Lower Yangzi Delta, also called Jiangnan. By the Ming and Qing dynasties the main official imperial workshops were situated in the region’s cities of Hangzhou, Suzhou, and Nanjing.
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148522
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Silk Panel with Dragon and Cloud Motif
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148522
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Silk Panel with Dragon and Cloud Motif
description
This panel of silk produced in one of the imperial factories is the end part of a bolt of silk, some of which were shipped to Beijing as tax payments. The inscription woven into the lower body of the fabric reads <em>Jiangnan Silk Factory under Superintendent Wen Feng(?)</em>. An additional signature by the weaver is woven into the left corner.<br><br>Since the Southern Song dynasty in the 1100s, the production of silk for imperial use was increasingly concentrated in the Lower Yangzi Delta, also called Jiangnan. By the Ming and Qing dynasties the main official imperial workshops were situated in the region’s cities of Hangzhou, Suzhou, and Nanjing.
date
c. 1700s-1800s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79928935
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Textile
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Overall: 373.4 x 71.1 cm (147 x 28 in.)
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China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Jiangnan Imperial Factory
accession
1976.1087
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Silk and metal thread: Jacquard weave
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Silk Panel with Dragon and Cloud Motif, c. 1700s-1800s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Jiangnan Imperial Factory. Silk and metal thread: Jacquard weave; overall: 373.4 x 71.1 cm (147 x 28 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of C. L. Burton, 1976.1087
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Textiles
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inscription
The inscription woven into its selvage reads: Jiangnan Silk Factory under Superintendent Wen Feng(?)
inscription
Signature: Artisan [Weaver] Chen Jirong
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citation
Spee, Clarissa von. "From the SIlk Road to the Imperial Court: Chinese Textiles in the Cleveland Museum of Art." <em>Arts of Asia</em> 48, no. 3 (May-June 2018): 50-56.
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Reproduced: p. 54, fig. 6
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Gift of C. L. Burton
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2026-05-29 07:37:57.425000
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148522
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Textiles
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Textiles
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Silk and metal thread: Jacquard weave
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