The 30 Artworks of media Satin

This seeming simple, black evening gown was constructed on the bias using Madeleine Vionnet/

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This is an interesting example in which a pulled-back collar, a kimono-style overlap, and loose drapes for the lower part of the back resembling the appearance of a kimono are effectively expressed by Western-style three-dimensional cutting.At the end of the 19th century Worth/

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Large sleeves and a scattered chrysanthemum pattern throughout the textile make this an impressive dress. As the 1880s drew to a close, the bustle reduced in size. The lines of skirts were transitioning toward forming a clearer shape. In contrast to this, around 1890 the sleeves began swelling to su...

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Unzen, a Nanga artist, trained in Nagasaki with Chinese painters who were passing through the port city. Known as an eccentric and solitary figure, he traveled widely in pursuit of artistic influences and was purportedly fond of drink. In this sketchy autumn landscape, a single figure boats up a riv...

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Tall case clocks were popular in America throughout the 18th century until about 1850. This clock was made by Samuel Hill who learned his trade in London, emigrated from England, and set up shop in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, by 1785. An unusual feature of this clock is its nine-foot height. The hand ...

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清 王鐸 草書贈沈石友詩 卷 絹本 Wang Duo reveled in the accidental effects of saturation, particularly on satin, where the ink would absorb into the weave in strange and compelling ways. Throughout this long handscroll, at the points where Wang paused to reload his brush, the ink bleeds and pools, in some cases n...

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At the beginning of the 20th century, sumptuous full length coats were worn as evening dress. This was a period of transition from the narrow-waisted S-shaped silhouette produced by corsetry to a tubular silhouette, and items like this evening coat were in fashion, draped and gathered to create a si...

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Zha Shibiao, an Anhui native, was descended from a family with a sizable collection of antiquities, including Song and Yuan paintings. Uninterested in civil service, he supported himself through painting and calligraphy while traveling in the lower Yangzi region before settling down in Yangzhou by t...

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Strapless evening dress (Look 27 from Origami Couture collection, Spring/Summer 2007) of white silk satin; with red faille drape around skirt and watteau-like back pleats; white satin embroidered with Swarowski crystals (embroidered by Montex) and red faille embroidered with green bamboo and Japanes...

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This two-leaf embroidered firescreen is an excellent example of Century Guild furniture. It combines the aesthetics of traditional European furniture with swirling, undulating patterns that were very new in the late nineteenth century. The pattern featured sinuous plant-forms inspired by marine biol...

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This tall, narrow composition rendered in the Chinese literati-influenced manner of the Nanga school features distant towering peaks, a pavilion in the middle ground, and tiny figures meandering along mountain paths and a foreground bridge. The image is gently reminiscent of Chinese literati paintin...

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In a scholar’s garden, an unusually shaped rock with multiple bulbous protrusions, covered in places with moss, stands prominently, resembling a miniature mountain peak. To the left, a stand of bamboo is rendered in a range of ink tones to suggest depth. Behind the rock a gnarled plum tree has burst...

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This small work by Tomioka Tessai, often described as one of the last great artists of Japan’s literati painting tradition, is a reworking of a scene from one of the most celebrated works in the history of Japanese painting—the twelfth-century Scrolls of Frolicking Animals and Humans (Chōjū jinbutsu...

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Often done in the presence of friends and visitors, dressing and grooming were important activities in the life of an eighteenth-century aristocratic lady and called for many accessories and pieces of furniture designed especially for primping. This small dressing table features a mirror and compart...

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This scroll is a testament to the early friendship and mutual admiration of the two men, both of whom earned their 'presented scholar' (jinshi) degrees in 1622 and went on to become outspoken exponents of political reform. It opens with a playful description by Huang of the similarities between the ...

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