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shoe
;
鞋
(Chinese)
Object Type
shoe
鞋
(Chinese)
Museum number
1928,1022.196
Description
Shoe composed by two halves joined at the back of the heel and at the toe. The halves are made of superimposed layers of woollen and hemp textiles stitched together and bound with silk along the edges. The sole is made of leather. On the top of the shoe and at the back of the heel there is an applied band of embroidered and braided silk. The sides of the shoe are also embroidered with floral designs.
Production date
6thC-7thC
Excavator/field collector
Field Collection by:
Sir Marc Aurel Stein
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Kara-khoja
, Kao.III.03 (excavated in ruined sepulchral structure Kao.III at Gaochang/Kara-khoja)
Excavated/Findspot:
哈拉和卓
(Chinese)
Materials
wool
hemp
leather
silk
毛織品
(Chinese)
麻
(Chinese)
皮革
(Chinese)
絲綢
(Chinese)
Technique
woven
sewn
bound
braided
embroidered
applied
織造
(Chinese)
縫製的
(Chinese)
裝訂的
(Chinese)
斜编
(Chinese)
刺繡
(Chinese)
應用的
(Chinese)
Dimensions
Height:
4.70 centimetres
Length:
23.50 centimetres
Width:
9.40 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Stein 1928 / Innermost Asia: detailed report of explorations in Central Asia, Kan-su and Eastern Iran
(p.601; vol.III, pl.LXXXVIII)
Whitfield 1985 / Textiles, Sculpture and Other Arts
(fig.122)
(bottom)
Whitfield 2004b / The Silk Road. Trade, Travel, War and Faith.
(pl.182)
Location
On display
(G33/dc13a/s1)
Exhibition history
Exhibited: 2010-2011 Sept-Jan, New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 'From Xanadu to Dadu'
Acquisition date
1928
Acquisition notes
For full acquisition history, see 1928,1022.1.
Department
Asia
Registration number
1928,1022.196
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
Kao III.03
(Stein no.)
Conservation
Treatment
: 08 Jul 2010
Treatment
: 30 May 2004