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Fragment

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tan-colored fabric with frayed edges, featuring a gold dragon design. The dragon has a large head, small eyes, and a curled body, with gold scales and swirling patterns around it. The fabric appears to be a fragment, with a rough, torn edge on the left side and a more frayed edge on the right side. The background of the image is light gray. Title: Fragment. Artist: Unknown.

Artwork details

Date:
late 19th century
Medium:
Silk, metallic thread
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
430 × 624 px
Museum record:
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