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Temple Streamer

CultureChinese
Dateearly 18th century
MediumBrocade
DimensionsOverall: 17 1/4 × 136 inches (43.82 × 345.44 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number32-187/10
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DescriptionTemple streamer, five strips wide at the top, but the middle strip divides in the center, so it is six strips wide at the bottom. Each strip has nine colors, which are yellow, dark blue, red, powder blue, yellow, dark blue, green, powder blue, and yellow, from top to bottom. The top is a red painted wooden piece.
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