VISIBLE FACT · EDITORIAL LINK
Objects & Patterns
Ten museum objects connecting visible motifs, licensed images, festivals, monthly ordinances, and design-ready Chinese colors.
OBJECT FIRST · RELATIONSHIPS SECOND
See the object before using the motif
Each record separates museum catalog facts from our editorial links to festivals, monthly ordinances, and colors. A visual similarity is never presented as proof that an object was made for a particular festival.
The first ten records
MUSEUM · MOTIF · COLOR
New Year's Day print
1747, Qing dynasty · Ink and hand-applied color on paper
Spring outing medallion
Late Ming dynasty · Ivory
Dragon Boat Festival tapestry
Qing dynasty · Silk and metallic thread
Rabbit gazing at the moon
18th century, Qing dynasty · Silk textile and thread
Plucking Chrysanthemums
Qing dynasty · Ink on paper
Box with boys playing in a garden
Late 16th–early 17th century · Porcelain with underglaze blue
Embroidered purse
Probably 19th century · Silk textile and embroidery
Mirror with moon goddess and rabbit
8th–9th century · Copper alloy
Rabbit painting
Date not stated in the catalog record · Painting on paper
Chrysanthemum print
Printed 1922 · Print on paper
Two complementary archives
This archive starts from an object and follows its motifs outward. The existing Artifact Evidence archive starts from a color and follows museum images inward. Both remain available because they answer different research questions.