Mandarin Square

52-23-69B

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Buzi (補子)
Object Number 52-23-69B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Period Qing Dynasty
Date Made 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Silk
Technique Embroidered
Iconography Mang Dragon | Bat | Eight Buddhist Symbols
Description

Duke's mang dragon square. Four-clawed dragon couched in gold and silver, with finely rendered scales, against a background of details in counted stitch, on gauze. Border of Greek fret couched in gold. One of a pair in the collection.

Height 27.8 cm
Width 28.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952

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