Embroidered Panel

1700s–1800s
Overall: 118.7 x 76.2 cm (46 3/4 x 30 in.)
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Raising silkworms, weaving, and embroidering silk was primarily the domain of women. Some excelled in this pursuit to a degree that they gained the recognition of the emperor and their works entered the imperial collection. One Hundred Birds, possibly an imitation of a painting and probably executed by a woman, demonstrates the continuing tradition of making embroidered pictures in imitation of paintings. This magnificent textile demonstrates the skill of the embroiderer to use needle and thread like brush and ink.
Embroidered Panel

Embroidered Panel

1700s–1800s

China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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