Costume and Textile
Kang or furniture cover
Maker unrecorded. 18th century. Polychrome cut-velvet with silk backing. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from National Museum of Asian Art.
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Costume and TextileObject type
Costume and Textile is a type of object named in the museum catalogue.
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National Museum of Asian Art supplies “Costume and Textile” in its object type field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Costume and Textile
Catalogue: National Museum of Asian Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
SilkMaterial
Silk recorded in the object's medium.
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National Museum of Asian Art supplies “Polychrome cut-velvet with silk backing” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Polychrome cut-velvet with silk backing
Catalogue: National Museum of Asian Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
PlantsSubject
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National Museum of Asian Art supplies “flower” in its subjects field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
flower
Catalogue: National Museum of Asian Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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