Difference between revisions of "MFA 1999.128, Silk samite, China (12th–14th century)"
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[[File:MFA 1999.128 result.JPG|center|frame|MFA 1999.128 Silk samite, China, Analysis result, by Dr. X. Zhang at Boston University, 2009 ]] | [[File:MFA 1999.128 result.JPG|center|frame|MFA 1999.128 Silk samite, China, Analysis result, by Dr. X. Zhang at Boston University, 2009 ]] | ||
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+ | [http://cameo.mfa.org/wiki/Pagoda_tree_(Styphnolobium_japonicum)_LC pagoda tree buds] | ||
+ | [http://cameo.mfa.org/wiki/Madder_(Rubia_tinctorum)_LC Madder root] | ||
+ | [http://cameo.mfa.org/wiki/Safflower_(Carthamus_tinctorius)_LC safflower] | ||
== References == | == References == |
Revision as of 10:03, 10 November 2017
Artifact Information
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 1999.128, Silk samite 59 x 110 cm (23 1/4 x 43 5/16 in.)
The object is a silk samite fabric with repeating pattern of parallel rows of pink peonies encircled by scrolling foliage in green and blue on a reddish-orange ground. [1]. The piece is probably a Song or Yuan dynasty (12th–14th century) samite.
Summary of results
Links to details information of dyesources.
pagoda tree buds Madder root safflower
References
[1] http://https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/length-of-fabric-128274