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Valance with landscape

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown square fabric with embroidered design. Top section divided into 10 small panels with embroidered white and blue floral designs. Central panel of top section with blue and white embroidered characters. Large embroidered landscape scene on bottom section, depicting mountains and clouds in shades of blue and white. Border around edges of fabric with embroidered floral designs in blue and white. Landscape scene centered on fabric. Title: Valance with landscape. Artist unknown.

Artwork details

Date:
18th century
Medium:
Silk and metal thread embroidery on silk satin
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 537 px
Museum record:
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