Temple hanging
date: label: Date
content: 13th century (bodhisattva), 18th–19th century (hanging)
notes: label: Description
content: The central figure is a Bodhisattva made by needle looping in the 13th century. The figure was later sewn to a ground of Chinese light blue silk satin with a gold pattern of chrysanthemums on a curving vine. The standard is made from various woven silk and metallic brocades, sewn in tab-like forms to surround the Bodhisattva. A silk tassel finishes the bottom.
place: label: made in
content: China
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Museum purchase from Smithsonian Regents Collections Acquisition Fund
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1987-7-1
objectType: label: Type
content: embroidery & stitching
label: Type
content: Temple hanging
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: silk, metal threads, paper Technique: the bodhisattva is needle looping technique; the hanging is made from various woven fabrics sewn together
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 64.5 x 20 cm (25 3/8 x 7 7/8 in.)