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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tan-colored fabric with a dragon design. Two large dragons are in the center, mirrored. They are green and orange with beige scales outlined with dark green. The dragons are surrounded by clouds and a sun or moon symbol is above them. There are two smaller dragons along the bottom. The dragons have five claws. They have a flame-like appendage on their heads and on the end of their tails.

Artwork details

Date:
18th–19th century
Medium:
Silk
Culture:
China (?)
Dimensions:
442 × 625 px
Museum record:
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