

Knee or Shoulder Defense
Black lacquer knee or shoulder defense with gold and silver inlays. Rectangular panel on front with gold dragon and silver clouds on black background; surrounded by gold border. Silver inlays of leaves and tendrils on black background on rest of item. Two sections stitched together down center with thin leather thong.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 13th–15th century
- Medium
- Iron, gold, silver
- Culture
- possibly Mongolian or Chinese
- Dimensions
- 600 × 600 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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