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Embroidery and Tapestry (National Palace Museum)Type Collection Collection Identifier c0710 Alternative Title
Description The collection of embroidery and tapestry pieces in the National Palace Museum date from the Song dynasty to the ROC era, with a complete range of subjects, including landscape, flower and bird, figure, and so on. Though not particularly large in size, the collection follows more than one thousand years of tradition and development in Chinese embroidery and tapestry. NPM's collection of Chinese embroidery and tapestry is one of the best among museums around the world.Particularly worth noticing is that NPM holds several extremely rare pieces from the Song dynasty, such as Landscape" by Shen Zifan, "Landscape" by Anonymous, "Wagtail and Polygonum" by Zhu Kerou, "Wintry Bird and Wild Fruit" by Anonymous, "Bird and Blossoms" by Anonymous, and "Allegory of the Five Cardinal Relationships" by Anonymous. The contents of this collection include not only the photos and basic data of each work but also their explantory texts, inscriptions and seal marks. For some works, both Chinese and English introductions are provided, giving users complete access to research information." Size 385 pieces Language Chinese Item Type Still image Item Format image/jpeg Rights Access Rights To use images from the website of the National Palace Museum (NPM) for research, education and promotion, publication, broadcasting, or for website designing competitions and other commercial and non-commercial purposes, permission must be obtained or user rights purchased. It is also required to indicate the source or include the words Collection of the National Palace Museum" when using the images. Should there be any questions regarding the rights authorization, please contact the NPM Department of Cultural Creativity and Marketing: Tel- 886-2-2881-2021 ext.2155, 2121 or 2152; Email- janey1@npm.gov.tw " Accrual Method Permanent collection; donation; purchase Accrual Periodicity Irregular Accrual Policy Partial (Newly acquired items go through three courses of examination before the final acceptance or purchase) Custodial History The predecessors of the National Palace Museum were the Palace Museum and the Central Museum, both of which provided the bulk of NPM's Embroidery and Tapestry collection. Most these works are from the Palace Museum, and those from the Central Museum consists only a some portion. After the Palace Museum was relocated to Taiwan, turning into the National Palace Museum," it began accepting donations and handovers from governmental institutions, and also started making purchases." Audience Researchers; the general public Subject Painting and calligraphy; embroidery and tapestry Spatial Coverage Mainland China; Taiwan Temporal Coverage Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, and the ROC Era Dates Collection Accumulated
Dates Items Created Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing, ROC Collector National Palace Museum Owner National Palace Museum Is Located At National Palace Museum Is Accessed Via link: http://painting.npm.gov.tw/npm_public/index.htm Sub-Collection
Super-Collection Painting and calligraphy Catalogueor Index
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