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Pictorial embroidery

Chinese
Ming dynasty
17th century
Object Place: China

Medium/Technique Silk satin-weave embroidered with silk and painted
Dimensions Height x width: 36 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. (93.3 x 49.5 cm)
Credit Line Gift of Charles Bain Hoyt
Accession Number46.404
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionLandscape with figures (meeting of the Three Sages?) embroidered with silk and painted on a silk satin ground; calligraphy and artist seal at top; embroidery by Gu Family from the Suzhou region.
ProvenanceGift from Charles B. Hoyt to the MFA, May 9, 1946