Panel (Dress Fabric)
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1701/1800
Medium
Silk, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts and self-patterned complementary ground weft floats and areas of plain interlacing
Dimensions
102.2 × 54.6 cm (40 1/4 × 21 1/2 in.); Repeat: 35.3 × 26.7 cm (13 7/8 × 10 1/2 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
149407
About the Artist
Unknown
The artist designated as "Unknown" in our virtual museum's collection exemplifies a poignant chapter in art history: creators whose identities have faded into obscurity despite the enduring power of their work. With only one known artwork attributed to them in our holdings, this figure represents countless anonymous hands that shaped visual culture across centuries. Museums worldwide, including th...