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Identification Of Dye Compounds In Chinese Artifacts By Gc Ms, Pratima Raut
Identification Of Dye Compounds In Chinese Artifacts By Gc Ms, Pratima Raut
Fall 2019 - Chemical Analysis Class Projects
UNI Museum homes wide variety of textile artworks.
Many of them have historical significance. Two of them are UNIM 2005.2.24 (Tapestry) and UNIM1986.14.1985.1.124 (Hanging)
Figure 1: UNIM 2005.2.24 (Tapestry)
Rectangular Textile
Dimension: 36cm × 69cm
Dark blue silk embroidery of an old bearded man believed to be Chinese god, Shou Hsing
Contrasting floral designed 1'' border
“Made in China” stamp on the plain cotton fabric back
Figure 2: UNIM 1986.14.1985.1.124 (Hanging)
Silk fabric
Dimension 158cm × 74cm
Dimension: 36cm × 69cm
Depiction of an elderly man like the one in Chinese folklore about prosperity
Assumed to be of Chinese origin
Fiber-Optic Spectroscopy Of Mandarin Square Textile Artifacts, Joseph Leonard Tibbs
Fiber-Optic Spectroscopy Of Mandarin Square Textile Artifacts, Joseph Leonard Tibbs
Fall 2019 - Chemical Analysis Class Projects
Mandarin Squares were officially used from the Ming Dynasty (1391 AD) until the end of the Qing Dynasty (1912), though the tradition dates back even further
These badges were instruments of politics and courtly etiquette, and the animal subject denoted rank and position
Design subject to artistic movements as tastes changed
Common elements include symbolism, good luck charms, flight/motion, mystical beasts (below)
Traditionally worn as two panels on either side of a riding jacket, therefore split by a seam in the middle (see right)
Above: Data Collection using handheld IR Fiber Optic probe Below: A sample page from the Kusakizome …