Valance, Qing dynasty(1644–1911), 1799, China, Top: cotton, plain weave, block printed, narrow band: silk, warp-float faced 5:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1:2 'S' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts, upper and lower panels: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining wefts, painted details, outer bands: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, dovetailed tapestry weave, ribbon: silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning warps, outer edging: silk, warp-float

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Valance, Qing dynasty(1644–1911), 1799, China, Top: cotton, plain weave, block printed, narrow band: silk, warp-float faced 5:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1:2 'S' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts, upper and lower panels: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining wefts, painted details, outer bands: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, dovetailed tapestry weave, ribbon: silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning warps, outer edging: silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave, lined with cotton, plain weave, painted inscription, × 126 cm (44 3/4 × 49 5/8 in.)

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