Skip to main content

Hanging: T.87-1977

An image of Hanging

Terms of use

These images are provided for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND). To license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who will discuss fees, terms and waivers.

Download this image

Creative commons explained - what it means, how you can use our's and other people's content.

Alternative views

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Yellow satin background with polychrome silk embroidery and couched gold thread. Mount Sumeru rising from the waves with wu-t'ung tree, sacred fungus, peonies and bamboo shoots sprouting from its crevices. Sky full of clouds; peaches.

Legal notes

Given by Mrs. Soame Jenyns, in accordance with the wishes of her late husband, Soame Jenyns

Measurements and weight

Length: 106.5 cm
Width: 117 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1977-03-08) by Jenyns, Soame, Mrs.

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1700 CE - Circa 1799 CE

School or Style

Chinese

Materials used in production

Satin

Identification numbers

Accession number: T.87-1977
Primary reference Number: 190458
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 December 2012 Updated: Thursday 13 January 2022 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Hanging" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/190458 Accessed: 2024-11-28 22:03:08

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/190458 |title=Hanging |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-28 22:03:08|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-190458

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa40/large_T_87_1977_1_201512_2_amt49_dc2.jpg"
        alt="Hanging"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Hanging</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>
    

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...