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Fragment

1700–1720

China, Qing dynasty

(1644-1911)
Medium
silk
Measurements
Overall: 48.3 x 35.2 cm (19 x 13 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
General Income Fund 1920.1565
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A woven silk textile fragment features rows of circular medallions containing coiled brown and white dragons. These alternate with smaller, symmetrical motifs in blue and brown across a golden yellow ground. Horizontal lines of wear cut across the surface, and the textile dissolves into frayed strands at the upper and lower edges. A staggered grid of patterns persists across the rectangular fabric despite significant thread loss and wear.

Fragment

1700–1720

China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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