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The Metropolitan Museum Journal, v. 49 (2014)
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART JOURNAL | VOLUME 49

"Trade Stories: Chinese Export Embroideries in the Metropolitan Museum"

Yoshida, Masako
2014
20 pages
40 illustrations
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The Metropolitan Museum Journal is issued annually by The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Its purpose is to publish original research on works in the Museum’s collection. Articles are contributed by members of the Museum staff and other art historians and specialists.

Panel, Silk and metal thread, Chinese, for Portuguese market
Chinese, for Portuguese market
16th century
Vertical panel, Silk and metal thread, Chinese, for Portuguese market
Chinese, for Portuguese market
16th century
Panel with flowers, birds, and animals, Silk, embroidered with silk and gilt-paper-wrapped thread, Chinese, for export market
Chinese, for export market
17th century
Rank Badge with Mythological Animal, Silk tapestry (kesi), China
China
late 16th–early 17th century