Textile Ornament(?): Phoenix

Cleveland Museum of Art

Textile Ornament(?): Phoenix

Date
c. 700s
Medium
beaten gold with chased detail
Culture
China, Tang dynasty (618-907)
Department
Chinese Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

This phoenix bird made of thin gold foil has tiny holes all along its edges, suggesting that it was sewn onto a textile.

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