Chinese Bedcover
Name/Title
Chinese BedcoverEntry/Object ID
2025.3.2Description
Bedcover in three woven panels, made of cotton, decorated with butterfly and flower motifs. The design is created by the application of paste-resist using stencil, followed by indigo dyeing. This technique equivalent to the Japanese katazome technique. In Japan, the paste is made of rice. It is uncertain what paste was used in this Chinese textile, which was produced in Shanghai area, in mid-20th century. It was acquired in Beijing around 2000.Acquisition
Accession
2025.3Source or Donor
Christopher BuckleyCredit Line
Gift of Christopher BuckleyMade/Created
Artist
Unknown MakerTime Period
Mid-20th CenturyTextile Details
Technique
Plain Weave, Paste-resist stencil dyeingEthnography
Cultural Region
City
ShanghaiCountry
ChinaCulture/Tribe
Han