Bear Badge
CultureChinese
Datesecond half 17th century
MediumSilk and metallic thread embroidery
DimensionsOverall: 13 1/2 × 12 5/8 inches (34.29 × 32.07 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number41-15/17
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Exhibition HistoryMills College, Oakland, CA, 1941.
Exhibition of Chinese textiles. The Pasadena (CA) Art Institute. February 5-March 23, 1952.
From Ming to Ch'ing, The Taft Museum, Cincinnati, OH, February 11-October 12, 1975.
FIFTH MILITARY RANK: An artist superbly embroidered this stylized bear featuring mystical symbols of flying hair and flames with a variety of stiches.
Julia St. Clair Krenz;
Purchased from Julia St. Clair Krenz by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1941.
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