Twill Damask with Paired Birds and Floral Pattern
Unknown Artist
late 8th–9th century
Medium
Silk
Dimensions
Overall (warp) 27-9/16 x overall weft: 21-5/8 in. (70.0 x 54.9 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Woven
Culture
China
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Joseph Hotung, Brooke Astor, and Barbara and William Karatz Gifts, 1998
Accession Number
1998.274
Tags
BirdsFlowers