Perlman Teaching Museum - Untitled, calligraphic inscription on satin weave yellow silk

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Untitled, calligraphic inscription on satin weave yellow silk

17 in. x 33 1/2 in. (43.18 cm x 85.09 cm)

, Chinese

Object Type: Textile

Creation Place: Asia, China

Medium and Support: embroidery on satin weave yellow silk

Credit Line: Carleton College Art Collection

Accession Number: 1997.158

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calligraphy (process)*, calligraphy (visual works)*, Chinese*, embroidering*, embroidery (visual works)*, satin*, silk (fiber)*, silk (textile)*, three-dimensional*, weaving*

calligraphy (process) - Art of creating beautiful, elegant letters or flourishes by hand with a pen, either in unjoined characters or in cursive writing.
calligraphy (visual works) - Works composed primarily of beautiful, elegant letters or flourishes that are typically created by hand with a pen, either in unjoined characters or in cursive writing. May also refer to similar works created by computer or another means.
Chinese - Describes works created by the people of the same name living in China.
embroidering - Refers to the process in which a needle and thread or fine wire are used to stitch decorative designs into cloth, leather, paper, or other material. It may also refer to the process used to create machine-made imitations of hand-made embroidery. For the weft patterning technique of weaving raised patterns on a woven textile, use "brocading."
embroidery (visual works) - Refers to works characterized by a pattern or design executed in stitches using thread or fine wire. The designs are typically executed on textiles, but leather, paper, or another media may also be used; the designs may be intended to be framed, or to decorate apparel, bed linens, furniture coverings, pillows, altar cloths, ceremonial hangings, or other items.
satin - Woven textile characterized by a basic binding system or weave with smooth, shiny surface formed by long warp floats. Generally, each warp end passes over four or more adjacent weft picks and under the next one.
silk (fiber) - Fine continuous protein fiber consisting primarily of fibroin filaments, secreted by silk caterpillars.
silk (textile) - Textile made from silk fiber, which is a fiber derived from the cocoon of the silkworm moth.
three-dimensional - Having, or appearing to have, the three dimensions of length, width, and height.
weaving - Generally, the process of interlacing strands or strips of various materials, such as cane, textile, or twigs, to make materials or objects such as wicker, cloth, baskets, or wreaths. Specifically used for the process of making textile on a loom or other weaving device by interlacing warp and weft in a particular order.

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Untitled, calligraphic inscription on satin weave yellow silk