Silk Asian Tangka
Artist/Creator
Unknown maker
Title
Silk Asian Tangka
Date
ca. 1920
Medium
silk, damask, metal-wrapped threads
Height
59 3/8" (approx.)
Width
36 3/8" (approx.)
Classification
Textiles
Thematic Collection
Textiles
Credit Line
Gift of Susan Wright, in memory of her mother, Jane Richardson Wright (a volunteer at the Schenectady Museum Collections Department for 20 years) and Susan's brother (Jane's son), William Arnold Wright (Union College Class of 1980, Electrical Engineering).
Object Number
2015.22
Rights
Alternative text
Framed needlework textile depicting six kneeling figures against a sinuous cloud background in poses and symbols that suggest they may have some relationship to Tibetan/Vajrayana/Buddhism; sun depicted the upper left corner, and moon in upper right corner using metal wrapped threads; lined with purple damask with a sinuous cloud motif.