2022
97
objects
Donation to Tsinghua University Art Museum
捐赠清华大学艺术博物馆
In August 2022 Xiaojian Li donated ninety-seven objects from his collection of Chinese textiles, embroidery and dress to the Tsinghua University Art Museum: twelve garments and eighty-five textiles and embroideries.
Donation Overview
- Year
- 2022
- Date
- 2022-08
- Institution
- Tsinghua University Art Museum
- Objects
- 97
- Garments, including a kesi mang robe with dragon and cloud design
- 12
- Textiles and embroideries, including a blue-satin-ground brocade with peony and grapevine
- 85
Research Significance
- 01The donation places the objects in a public collection, where they receive accession numbers, catalogue records and long-term care.
- 02Researchers may consult them through the museum’s established procedure, so that work on the material can accumulate rather than end with a single display.
- 03The objects are available for teaching and exhibition, providing verifiable primary material for the history of dress, textile technology and the applied arts.
Public collectionAcademic researchCultural preservation
Donation records
Certificates issued by the Tsinghua University Art Museum, one for the garments and one for the textiles and embroideries.
Donation certificate · twelve garments
Donation certificate · eighty-five textiles and embroideries
Selected Donated Objects
A selection from the donated objects. The full list is held in the accession records of the Tsinghua University Art Museum.