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Asian Art
Public domain

Chair back cover

14th–17th century

Kese (slit tapestry) embroidered with wrapped gold thread and couched kingfisher feathers

68 1/8 × 19 1/4 in. (173 × 48.9 cm)
Gift of Robert H. Ellsworth, Jr.
1976.69.2
Geography: 
China
Status: 
Not on view
Culture: 
Chinese
Period: 
Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Classification: 
Textiles
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