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Horizontal Panel with Profile Dragon amid Flowers

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Horizontal rectangular panel made of dark green fabric. A dragon with a curving body, long neck, and five claws is embroidered in gold, red, blue, and orange thread. The dragon's body curves from the bottom left to the top right. The dragon has a scaly body with a row of five claws on the underside. The dragon's head faces right with an open mouth and pointed ears. The dragon is surrounded by embroidered flowers, leaves, and curving vines in gold, red, blue, and orange thread. There are several types of flowers, some with five petals, and rounded leaves. The panel has a wavy bottom edge and straight top edge. The panel is set against a white background.

Artwork details

Date:
17th–18th century
Medium:
Silk and metallic thread embroidery on plain-weave silk
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
597 × 127 px
Museum record:
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