valence

textile; panel; valence; coarse linen base with heavily embossed embroidery in thin silk thread; background is a gold metal thread; triangular shape with a panel of base fabric without embroidery along the top; embroidery depicts a male figure sitting on the back of a flying crane; the figure is wearing teal and gold coloured robes that have dimension along the folds in the robes; the figure is balding, has rosy cheeks, and wispy facial hair; the crane is white with small feathering of black thread along it's neck and face; the eye of the crane is a glass circle above an embroidered pupil; surrounding the figure and crane are cloud swirls in greens and oranges; on reverse is visible hand tacking in black; un-embroidered top panel has some japanese text painted on small section

T250 (textile)

Applied Arts and Design