Brocade with Lotus Flowers
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Brocade with Lotus Flowers

TitleBrocade with Lotus Flowers
Date1200s–mid-1300s 13th century
MediumSilk: tabby, brocaded; gold thread
ClassificationTextile
OriginNorthern China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) Northern China
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineBrocade with Lotus Flowers, 1200s–mid-1300s. Northern China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368). Silk: tabby, brocaded; gold thread; overall: 58.4 x 67 cm (23 x 26 3/8 in.); mounted: 68.6 x 77.5 cm (27 x 30 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1994.293
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Botanical illustration

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“Brocade with Lotus Flowers” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 1200s–mid-1300s. It is executed in silk: tabby, brocaded; gold thread and classified as textile. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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