Accession Number
1989/2.33

Title
Joined Cuffbands: Golden boy and jade maiden playing instruments, riding dragon

Artist(s)
Chinese

Artist Nationality
Chinese (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
19th century

Medium & Support
embroidered silk

Dimensions
23 1/16 in. x 7 3/16 in. ( 58.5 cm x 18.3 cm )

Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert W. Johe

Label copy
Paired cuff bands
China
Qing dynasty (1644–1912)
19th century
Embroidered silk
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert W. Johe, 1989/2.38, 1989/2.34, 1989/2.51,
1989/2.33
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These cuff bands depict a female figure atop a phoenix and
a male figure on a dragon. Like many of the motifs used in
nineteenth- and early twentieth-century embroideries, this
pairing can have a variety of symbolic meanings. Since the
phoenix and the dragon are associated with yin and yang,
they can allude to marital bliss. The figures can also refer to
the golden boy and jade maiden, popular figures in Daoist
and Buddhist folk tales who represent positive attributes
such as filial piety and good fortune.

Primary Object Classification
Textile

Primary Object Type
embroidery

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
Musical instruments
Objects of adornment