清 緙絲隸書聯, Calligraphy Couplet, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century, China, Silk, Overall (a): 67 1/2 x 14 3/4 in. (171.5 x 37.5 cm), Textiles-Tapestries, The poetic couplet on this pair of tapestries is woven to represent calligraphy written in clerical script. The background imitates spotted bamboo, which was highly regarded in China because the spots on the stalks were understood to represent the tears of two empresses after the death of the legendary ruler Shun
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清 緙絲隸書聯, Calligraphy Couplet, Qing dynasty, 1644–1911, 19th century, China, Silk, Overall, 67 1/2 x 14 3/4, 171.5 37.5 cm, Textiles-Tapestries, poetic, couplet, pair, tapestries, woven, represent calligraphy, written, clerical script, background imitates, spotted, bamboo, highly regarded, spots, stalks, understood, represent, tears, two empresses, death, legendary ruler, Shun
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