Mandarin square. Silk, gilt paper wrapped yarns, paint. K'ossu tapestry weave, damask lining. Varicolored, grey lining. Guardian lion or tiger, Buddhist symbol motives. 23½ inches by 11 inches.
Donor:
Design (UC Berkeley) and Henrietta F. Brewer
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
CHINA
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Materials:
Metal and Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 24 inches and width 11 inches
Loans:
S1980-1981 #42: University of California, Davis/Victoria Rivers (January 9, 1981–March 13, 1981), S1981-1982 #11: Department of Environmental Design (UC Davis)/Victoria Rivers (September 24, 1981–December 1, 1981), S1982-1983 #14: University of California, Davis/Victoria Rivers (October 1, 1982–December 6, 1982), S1983-1984 #36: Department of Environmental Design (UC Davis)/Victoria Rivers (January 13, 1983–March 5, 1984), and S1984-1985 #13: Department of Environmental Design (UC Davis)/Victoria Rivers (October 1, 1984–December 12, 1984)