"Pair of Dragon Panels"


China
Wanli Dynasty, 1573-1619
7 1/2” x 26”
(19 cm x 66 cm)
7 1/2” x 25 1/2”
(19 cm x 65.75 cm)

Pair of black silk velvet panels with dragons embroidered in high relief chasing a flaming pearl. The dragons are completely worked in gilded paper wrapped around a silk core. The embroidery is silk cord.

Price on request