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This needle-loop embroidery is distinguished by its exceptionally fine execution. Few other examples incorporate the variety of intricate diaper patterns seen here. Like most needle-loop embroideries, the phoenix is fragmentary. Rows of loops worked over pieces of gilded or silvered paper make needle-loop embroidery quite heavy. On the other hand, the ground fabrics upon which they were executed were usually lightweight silks. Unable to support the embroidery, they simply wore out over time.
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156886
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Phoenix and Tree Peony
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156886
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Phoenix and Tree Peony
description
This needle-loop embroidery is distinguished by its exceptionally fine execution. Few other examples incorporate the variety of intricate diaper patterns seen here. Like most needle-loop embroideries, the phoenix is fragmentary. Rows of loops worked over pieces of gilded or silvered paper make needle-loop embroidery quite heavy. On the other hand, the ground fabrics upon which they were executed were usually lightweight silks. Unable to support the embroidery, they simply wore out over time.
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1300s
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en
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Q79946970
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Embroidery
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Overall: 24.4 x 17.6 cm (9 5/8 x 6 15/16 in.)
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China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) - Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
accession
1992.95
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Silk and silver thread: needle-loop embroidery, silvered paper
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Phoenix and Tree Peony, 1300s. China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) - Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Silk and silver thread: needle-loop embroidery, silvered paper; overall: 24.4 x 17.6 cm (9 5/8 x 6 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of David Tremayne, 1992.95
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Textiles
citations
citation
Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1992.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 80, no. 2 (February 1993): 38–79.
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Mentioned: p. 77
citation
Watt, James C. Y., Anne E. Wardwell, and Morris Rossabi. <em>When silk was gold: Central Asian and Chinese textiles</em>. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art in cooperation with the Cleveland Museum of Art: Distributed by H.N. Abrams, 1997.
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Mentioned: cat. no. 56, pp. 188–189; Reproduced: p. 188
citation
Chung, Young Yang. <em>Silken Threads: A History of Embroidery in China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam.</em> New York: H.N. Abrams, 2005.
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Mentioned: pp. 106–107
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Gift of David Tremayne
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2026-05-29 08:09:52.542000
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156886
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Textiles
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Textiles
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Silk and silver thread: needle-loop embroidery, silvered paper
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