清中期 漳絨鳳凰紋桌帷椅墊一組|Table valance with phoenix
Unknown Artist
18th century
Medium
Cut and voided silk velvet
Dimensions
35 1/4 x 32 3/4 in. (89.53 x 83.19 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Velvets
Culture & Period
China · Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Charles A. Greenfield, 1977
Accession Number
1977.264.7
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite set of a table valance and chair hails from mid-Qing dynasty China (18th century), golden age of imperial prosperity and refined craftsmanship. Crafted from cut and voided silk—a luxurious medium where loops of silk pile are woven and then precisely cut to raise motifs in relief, with "voided" areas left smooth for dramatic contrast—the piece measures about 35 by 33 inches. Adorned with majestic phoenixes amid blooming flowers, it exemplifies the opulence of elite domestic furnishings, likely gracing a scholar's study or high-status salon. In Chinese culture, the phoenix (fengh...