Unknown Artist
- Title
- Section of official brocade dragon robe
- Place of origin
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China
- Period
- Qing dynasty 1644 - 1911 → China
- Year
- 18th century
- Media category
- Textile
- Materials used
- embroidered silk
- Dimensions
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142.5 x 90.5cm (irreg.)
- Credit
- Gift of Mrs H. Dresdner 2004
- Accession number
- 269.2004
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
On the top of the panel is a large five-clawed dragon curling around a pearl, while down below are two smaller profile dragons each holding a pearl in one of their sharp claws. A five-peaked mountain stands among the rolling waves at the bottom. Ruyi-shaped (literally, 'as you like') clouds are embroidered against a blue background. This panel is converted from a high rank official dragon robe.
Asian Art Department, AGNSW, January 2012
- Exhibition history (1)
-
Dragon (2012), Art Gallery of New South Wales, 18 Jan 2012–06 May 2012.
