Asian Textiles: Indian Textiles
-
Chintz Drape for Tents with Flowers (detail), Start of 17th century
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 13
April 5, 2022 (Tue) - June 26, 2022 (Sun)Various textiles and techniques were spread across Asia from India, such as cotton cloth, splashed-pattern dyeing, tie-dyeing and brocades with metal threads. In particular, chintz, which was cotton cloth dyed with floral patterns or legendary images using woodblock printing or hand-drawing, fascinated people around the world and was a major export from the 16th to the 19th century.
| Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
CMT | ||
| Highlight | Chintz Drape for Tents with Flowers | India | Start of 17th century | TI-173 | |||
| Highlight | Fabric (Patola) with Flowers | Gujarat, India | 19th century | TI-269 | |||
| Highlight | Reversible Chintz with a Diamond and Flowers | Coromandel Coast, India, Made for export to Indonesia (discovered in Lampung, Sumatra) | 18th century | TI-523 | |||
| Highlight | Chintz with Medallions and Buddhist Deities | South India, Made for export to Thailand | 18th century | TI-591 | |||
| Highlight | Chintz Coverlet with Flowering Trees and Bamboo | Coromandel Coast, India, Made for export to Europe | 18th century | TI-514 |