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QING DYNASTY, late 19th CENTURY
Large embroidered silk panel
Decorated with polychrome threads and gold thread couching of an imperial dragon, depicted from the front, chasing the pearl among clouds populated by bats and symbols of the Eight Taoist Immortals. The animal flies over a band of lishui, tumultuous waves and sacred peaks featuring Buddhist emblems, all framed by a frieze of Greciques.
Dim. 165 x 182 cm
QING DYNASTY, late 19th CENTURY
Large embroidered silk panel
Decorated with polychrome threads and gold thread couching of an imperial dragon, depicted from the front, chasing the pearl among clouds populated by bats and symbols of the Eight Taoist Immortals. The animal flies over a band of lishui, tumultuous waves and sacred peaks featuring Buddhist emblems, all framed by a frieze of Greciques.
Dim. 165 x 182 cm
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