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Embroidered Screen with Design of Longevity Symbols

Date18th Century
Object PlaceKorea, East Asia, Asia
MediumEmbroidery on silk ground
ClassificationsTextiles
Dimensionsoverall dimensions: 55½ x 144 in.
141.0 x 365.8 cm
overall each panel: 55½ x 18 in.
141.0 x 45.7 cm
image dimension, each panel:
46 x 16¼ in.
116.8 x 41.3 cm
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase with funds given as a Centennial gift by the Founders Junior Council and with funds from the Korean Community
Object number1985.14
DescriptionEmbroidery on silk ground, eight-panel folding screen with design of longevity motifs. Continuous landscape over full width incorporating the ten longevity symbols of sun, clouds, water, mountains, pine, bamboo, cranes, deer, tortoise and fungus.
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Locations
  • Storage - Long-term   Demo Museum (Hanover Square), East Wing, Asian, Objects