Tags | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

We have 5 objects tagged auspicious symbols.

Robe For A Statue (China)

Robe For A Statue (China)
silk, metallic.
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1960-32-2

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Robe (China)
silk, metallic.
Museum purchase through gift of Erskine Hewitt.
1949-41-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

A long man's robe of brown satin embroidered in colored silks and metallic yarns with sleeves of black taffeta with embroidered horse-shoe cuffs. A diagonal front closure with a band of black satin is embroiderd in colored silks. Three 5-toed dragons, three in the front two on the shoulders are worked in gold with red silk flames. A background of cloud bands in colors, interspersed with symbols such as bat, peony, swastika, flaming pearl, lotus, jars, and fish. At the bottom is a deep wave border splintering into wavy lines of blue, orange, gray and gold.

Man's Robe (China)
silk, metallic yarns.
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1960-32-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Woman's Short Jacket (China)

Woman's Short Jacket (China)
silk, metallic yarns.
Gift of Marian Hague.
1960-154-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Daoist Priest's Robe (China)

Daoist Priest's Robe (China)
silk, metallic yarns.
Gift of Harvey Smith.
1968-135-77

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 7 images of this object.