Embroidered Hanging Scroll Ci-xiu
CultureChinese
Date1930s
MediumHanging scroll; silk embroidery on silk mounted on paper
DimensionsImage: 90 1/2 × 36 3/8 inches (229.87 × 92.46 cm)
Mount: 168 × 42 1/2 inches (426.72 × 107.95 cm)
Mount: 168 × 42 1/2 inches (426.72 × 107.95 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dennis Smith
Object numberF94-21
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DescriptionBrightly colored stems, leaves, flowers, eleven butterflies, seven melons, and four pomegranates are combined to form the "double happy" character. The imagery consists of silk embroidery on a red silk rectangular background mounted on a patterned, multi-colored silk material applied to paper.
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