Hanging

Tapestry

Embroidered and quilted hanging. Four frontal panels are sewn onto a backing of at least seven panels. Designs are on a pink background with a quilted pattern. An outer border has designs along the sides primarily of women and animals. The bottom of the border has flowers and geometrics while the top border has flowers, birds and four Chinese characters. The central design shows scenes of daily life primarily of women but with some men depicted and a red sun overhead. Scenes include playing weiqi, a music performance (sheng, flute, gong) drum, etc.) practicing the qin, and dancing. The central design is flanked on either side by vertical panels of flowers and birds. The backing is golden in color and has a repeating cloud design. The hanging is nailed to a round, wooden bar painted white.