Golden Pheasant, Second Rank Civil Official

Golden Pheasant, Second Rank Civil Official

1700s-early 1800s
Country
China
Object
badge, insignia
Medium
Woven silk and metal thread tapestry with painted details
Accession Number
1977.229
Credit Line
Neusteter Textile Collection: Gift of James P. Grant and Betty Grant Austin

China, Golden Pheasant, Second Rank Civil Official, 1700s–early 1800s. Woven silk and metal thread tapestry with painted details. Neusteter Textile Collection at the Denver Art Museum: Gift of James P. Grant and Betty Grant Austin, 1977.229.

Dimensions
height: 11 1/4 in, 28.5750 cm; width: 12 in, 30.4800 cm
Department
Avenir Institute of Textile Arts and Fashion
Collection
Textile Arts and Fashion-Asian
Black silk with pheasant surrounded by many symbolic shapes: trees, mountains, ocean, pearls, musical stones, lotus pod, clouds, bats. Metallic (gold) edges and accents. Back lined in lime green.
Known Provenance
Inherited 1973 by Mr. James P. Grant and Mrs. Betty Grant Austin [Denver, CO, 1922-1995 and 1920-2006]; gifted December 1977 by Mr. James Grant and Mrs. Betty Grant Austin to the Denver Art Museum
Exhibition History
  • "Threads of Heaven: Silken Legacy of China's Last Dynasty," October 30, 2011 - January 29, 2012 (DAM)
  • "Threads of Heaven: Silken Legacy of China's Last Dynasty," Februrary 7 - May 18, 2014 (Taft Museum, Cincinnati, OH)