Sutra Cover, Kesi Tapestry with Phoenix and Peonies
Original Language Title鳳凰牡丹緙絲佛經封面
CultureChinese
DateJiajing period (1522-1566)
MediumSilk kesi
DimensionsOverall: 14 1/2 × 5 3/4 inches (36.83 × 14.61 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number60-62
On View
Not on viewCollections
Exhibition HistoryEmperors, Scholars and Temples: Tastemakers of China’s Ming and Qing Dynasties, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, January, 2017 – July 9th, 2017.
With Caroline Frances Bieber (1886-1983), by March 1942-1960 [1];
Purchased from Bieber by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1960.
NOTES:
[1] This object was on loan from Bieber to the Nelson-Atkins from March 1942 until its purchase in 1960.
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