Textile - Embroidered Chinese Fragment, 19 th C

Historical information

Acquired by friends of the donor who were missionaries in China.

Physical description

Bound piece from Chinese Mandarin's robe. Silk and gold embroidery on green silk. It has a number of symbolic motifs and a major sized 4 fringed dragon which denotes a person of high rank. Piece is bound with black silk.

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