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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.122
Title
Rectangular Silk Panel, Possibly from a Banner, with a Buddhist Mantra Reading "Om mani padme hum"
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
textile
Date
probably 15th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Ming dynasty, 1368-1644
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/5661

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silk brocade: rust red silk ground of dyed yarns in tabby weave, the ground interwoven in brocade weave with flat strips of double-layered paper faced with gold leaf
Dimensions
38.5 x 43 cm (15 3/16 x 16 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Linda Wrigglesworth Ltd., London

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
2005.122
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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