Satin Boys with "Hundred Boys" Design

CultureChinese

Dateearly 18th century

MediumSatin brocade

DimensionsOverall: 69 1/4 × 57 inches (175.9 × 144.78 cm)

Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Nicholas S. Pickard

Object number72-11

On View

Not on view

Collections

East Asian Art

Terms

DescriptionThe fabric is of a faded red color with figures of small boys holding various symbolic objects in blues and greens. There are also scattered motifs of birds and flowers. The border at top is of a Buddhist key-fret design in light green. The textile is lined with rose-colored damask, with feng-huang and could design.Provenance

Provenance

Dr. Nicholas S. (1910-1993) and Mrs. Eva Ann McCluskey (1914-2008) Pickard, Mission Hills, KS, by 1972 [1];

Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1972.

NOTES:

[1] Dr. Nicholas S. Pickard was an orthopedic surgeon who served as a trustee for the Nelson-Atkins. Mr. and Mrs. Pickard were both active in the museum’s membership groups.

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