清 刺繡瓶花清玩圖|Panel with Flowers in Vase and Scholar's Objects
Unknown Artist
18th century
Medium
Silk and metallic-thread embroidery with small pearls on woven silk
Dimensions
24 13/16 x 14 3/16 in. (63 x 36 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Embroidered
Culture & Period
China · Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2007
Accession Number
2007.402
Tags
Art Historical Context
This stunning embroidered panel from 18th-century Qing dynasty China (1644–1911) captures the elegance of scholarly life through a bouquet of flowers arranged in a vase, accompanied by refined objects like brushes—symbols of the literati class, who prized poetry, painting, and calligraphy. Titled *Panel with Flowers in V and Scholar's Objects*, reflects the era's prosperity and cultural sophistication, when such decorative arts adorned elite homes and studies, blending nature's beauty with intellectual pursuits. Crafted on woven silk with fine silk threads, shimmering metallic threads, and de...