A FINE BROCADE MIDNIGHT-BLUE SATIN DRAGON ROUNDEL
A FINE BROCADE MIDNIGHT-BLUE SATIN DRAGON ROUNDEL

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

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A FINE BROCADE MIDNIGHT-BLUE SATIN DRAGON ROUNDEL
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Finely woven in gold-wrapped thread with a scaly five-clawed dragon shown in profile as it leaps amidst clouds and water motifs in pursuit of a flaming pearl, woven in rich shades of blue, coral, white and green on a midnight-blue satin ground
12 5/8 in. (32 cm.) diam., mounted
Exhibited
London, Linda Wrigglesworth Ltd., 'Creative Momentum', 4 November - 14 December 2002, no. 9/0781.

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