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Panel of velvet
Chinese
Qing dynasty
second half of 19th century
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Silk, cut and uncut pile on a twill-weave ground
Dimensions
Overall: 50.5 x 39.3 cm (19 7/8 x 15 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number17.656
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionPanel of deep orange silk velvet with design in cut and uncut pile of flying phoenix, clouds and inscription with four Chinese characters, below which is a crane on a rock and large blossoming peony; border on three sides with design of various auspicious Buddhist symbols.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, February 15, 1917