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17th century · Silk, feather, and metallic thread embroidery on silk gauze · Asian Art

This fragment of a larger embroidered textile utilizes polychrome silks and two other types of thread. Gold metallic thread is especially prominent in the background, and thread made from peacock feathers wrapped around a silk core is seen in the scales of the dragon.

Artist

Unknown

Date

17th century

Medium

Silk, feather, and metallic thread embroidery on silk gauze

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Marvin S. Traub, 1972