Wall Hanging

29-96-561

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 29-96-561
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan
Section Asian
Materials Silk | Metal | Paper
Technique Embroidered
Iconography Dragon | Lion | Monogram
Inscription Language Japanese Language
Description

Embroidered; lined with linen and inter-lined with paper. Many colors with gold threads. Center figure in design is symbolic dragon, above a small lion. A circular crest is worked in each corner with two monograms at the top of the hanging.

Length 121 cm
Width 92 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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