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Embroidered panel: Two Auspicious Roof Tiles from Qin and Han Dynasties
Chinese
Late Qing dynasty or Republic Period
Early-mid 20th century
Medium/Technique
Silk
Dimensions
Framed: 38.1 × 49.5 cm (15 × 19 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
John Ware Willard Fund
Accession Number2018.126.4
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceAbout 1948, acquired in China by William Wellington Wells (b. 1924 – d. 2013) and Leilani Brink Wells (b. 1924 – d. 2007), Nanjing and Rochester, NY; until 2018, by descent within the family; March 19, 2018, anonymous (consigned by a member of the Wells family) sale, Bonhams, New York, lot 8172, sold to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 26, 2018)
NOTE: William and Leilani Wells married in Nanjing in 1948 before moving back to the United States. They probably bought this embroidered cloth around the time of their marriage.
NOTE: William and Leilani Wells married in Nanjing in 1948 before moving back to the United States. They probably bought this embroidered cloth around the time of their marriage.