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Object Name
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scroll
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Basket Maker
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Chinese Government
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Date Collected
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1884
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Temporal Coverage
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Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty (清)
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Description
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Silk on paper scroll. Narrow border of green figured silk. Border surrounds central long rectangle of cream silk which has an ink and watercolor on it. Top of the back has a small panel of blue figured silk. Cylindrical cloth covered wood dowel at base of and a semi-circular wood dowel at the top. Loop of cotton cord attached by metal rings at top (for hanging). <br /><br />
Painting of rural scene next to a water body with several male figures. Background of fields, trees and part of a bridge. The figures appear to be harvesting and transporting cotton. Shades of blue, brown, white. Number 6 in series of 20.
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Classification
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scroll
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Materials
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paper
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silk
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Provenance
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China
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Measurements
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200 cm length
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54 cm width
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Museum Object Numbers
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UMMAA 16911-b
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S76
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Rights Holder
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University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
UMMAA 16911-b