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Panel with Phoenixes and Flowers

14th century
Not on view
A marvelous embroidery work, this canopy represents two powerful phoenixes that strongly resemble a fourteenth-century stone relief panel unearthed in Dadu, the capital city of the Yuan dynasty (now Beijing). Although the precise function is unclear, it may have been designed as canopy for use in a tent by a member of the ruling Mongol family.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 元 團鳳紋繡片
  • Title: Panel with Phoenixes and Flowers
  • Period: Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)
  • Date: 14th century
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Silk and metal thread embroidery on complex gauze silk
  • Dimensions: Overall: 56 3/8 x 53 in. (143.2 x 134.6 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Embroidered
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat Gift, Louis V. Bell and Rogers Funds, and Lita Annenberg Hazen Charitable Trust Gift, in honor of Ambassador Walter H. Annenberg, 1988
  • Object Number: 1988.82
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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