Khmer Pidan with Scenes from the Jataka Tales
Late 19th century
Medium
Center panel: silk, weft ikat weft-float faced 1:2 'Z' twill weave; side panels: silk, stripes of weft-faced 1:3 'Z' twill weave and stripes of plain weave; lower edge tape: silk, plain weave with attached gold- and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-wrapped silk knotted cut fringe; center and side panels joined
Dimensions
303.9 × 110.7 cm (119 3/4 × 43 5/8 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
156625
About the Artist
Unknown
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