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5. A Fragment of woven silk China Yuan Dynasty, 13th-14th Century |
The panel with a brocaded motif of coiled dragons, each within a lobed teardrop shaped cartouche on a ground of hexagon within hexagon pattern. Although the dragons are open-mouthed, they do not appear to chase pearls as the later Chinese dragons almost invariably do. For similar see "When Silk Was Gold" Metropolitan Museum Exhibition Catalogue #42. For an identical (and in similar condition) textile see 'Silken Threads' a history of Embroidery in China, Korea, Japan and Vietnam plate 2-17 page 112 |