宋 緙絲花鳥紋包首|Scroll Cover with Birds and Flowers
Unknown artist
Date: 12th century
Medium: Silk and metal thread tapestry (kesi)
Dimensions: Overall: 8 11/16 x 13 3/8 in. (22 x 34 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Culture: China
Period: Song dynasty (960–1279)
Purchase, Bequest of Dorothy Graham Bennett, 1966
Date range
1100 – 1199
Largest dimension
34.0 cm
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