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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark gray fabric with light-colored pattern of a dragon. The dragon has a large head with a long snout and beard-like appendage, large eyes, and flames or spikes on its head. Its body is covered in scales and it has claws. The fabric has a border around it that is lighter in color. The border appears to be a thin strip of fabric. Small orange text in the bottom-left corner. Square shape.

Artwork details

Date:
18th–19th century
Medium:
Silk
Culture:
China (?)
Dimensions:
555 × 625 px
Museum record:
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