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The tradition of brocade weaving in northern China continued after the Mongol conquest. However, the arrival of eastern Iranian craftsmen affected both the design and the structure of the brocades: patterns became symmetrical and paired warps replaced single warps. Both of these modifications can be observed in this example. At the same time, however, the Jin tradition of floating foundation wefts across the back sides of the brocaded areas continued. Brocades such as this may have been woven in Hongzhou (in Hebei province), where weavers from both western Asia and from the former Jin capital, Bianjing, are known to have worked together.
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157441
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Brocade with Lotus Flowers
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157441
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Brocade with Lotus Flowers
description
The tradition of brocade weaving in northern China continued after the Mongol conquest. However, the arrival of eastern Iranian craftsmen affected both the design and the structure of the brocades: patterns became symmetrical and paired warps replaced single warps. Both of these modifications can be observed in this example. At the same time, however, the Jin tradition of floating foundation wefts across the back sides of the brocaded areas continued. Brocades such as this may have been woven in Hongzhou (in Hebei province), where weavers from both western Asia and from the former Jin capital, Bianjing, are known to have worked together.
date
1200s–mid-1300s
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en
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Q60760485
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Textile
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Overall: 58.4 x 67 cm (23 x 26 3/8 in.); Mounted: 68.6 x 77.5 cm (27 x 30 1/2 in.)
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Northern China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)
accession
1994.293
Source extras
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Silk: tabby, brocaded; gold thread
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Brocade with Lotus Flowers, 1200s–mid-1300s. Northern China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368). Silk: tabby, brocaded; gold thread; overall: 58.4 x 67 cm (23 x 26 3/8 in.); mounted: 68.6 x 77.5 cm (27 x 30 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1994.293
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Textiles
citations
citation
Watt, James C. Y., Anne E. Wardwell, and Morris Rossabi. <em>When silk was gold: Central Asian and Chinese textiles. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art in cooperation with the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>: Distributed by H.N. Abrams, 1997.
page_number
Mentioned: cat. no. 33, pp. 122-123; Reproduced: p. 123 and p. 122 (detail)
citation
Watt, James C. Y., and Maxwell K. Hearn. <em>The World of Khubilai Khan: Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty</em>. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2010.
page_number
Reproduced: fig. 268, p. 253
citation
Pomper, Linda Rosenfeld. "New Perspectives on Kinrande." <em>Arts of Asia</em>. 44, no. 5 (2014): 73-82.
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Reproduced: fig. 4, p. 75
citation
Hillenbrand, Robert. <em>The Great Mongol Shahnama</em>. London, Washington, DC, New Haven, CT: Hali Publications Ltd.; Freer Gallery of Art: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art; Published in association with Yale University Press, 2022.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 272, fig. 10.26; Mentioned: pp. 272–273
citation
Blessing, Patricia, Elizabeth Dospěl Williams, and Eiren L. Shea. <em>Medieval Textiles Across Eurasia, C. 300-1400.</em> Cambridge, United Kingdom; New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2023.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: p. 39, fig. 32
citation
Rosati, Maria Ludovica. Il <em>parato di Benedetto XI: storia di un tesoro</em>. Genova : Fondazione Bruschettini per l'arte islamica e asiatica ; Milano : Dario Cimorelli editore, 2023.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 117; reproduced: p. 112, fig. 12
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John L. Severance Fund
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2026-06-18 15:02:39.615000
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157441
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Textiles
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Textiles
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Silk: tabby, brocaded; gold thread
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