Hanging

Hanging

Rectangular red satin hanging with gold couching and two embroidered pheasants Very wide hanging has a center section made of red satin. In the center of this section are two finely embroidered pheasants in blue pink green orange yellow and white which stand on either side and underneath a gold couched sun with green silk couched rays. The pheasant on the right has wings spread out they stand on gold couched rocks and are surrounded by gold couched peonies and leaves. At either end of this section are two smaller scenes of orange green purple black and blue swallow flying above a multicolored butterfly. Around them are gold couched bamboo chrysanthemums and smaller flowers. The centers of the chrysanthemums have green stamens. The sides and bottom of the panel are surrounded by three bands. First made of ivory colored satin and has alternating mirror decorations framed with gold colored metal. Some are round and others are hexagonal shaped. The second band is made of green satin with gold couched alternating stylized Chinese characters representing good luck. The third band is made of mauve satin the bottom edge is decorated with knotted fringe made of silk threads ending in tassels. The tassels are tied at the top with gold thread. Fringe has alternating colors of fuschia light blue mauve orange and green. The panel is attached to pink band of cotton and is backed with the pink cotton. There is a hole torn in the back of the panel on the right hand side. And there is a large water stain in the center as well as other smaller stains.

1998.062.005