Period:Ming dynasty (1368–1644) Date:17th century Culture:China Medium:Silk, feather, and metallic thread embroidery on silk gauze Dimensions:21 1/8 x 46 in. (53.7 x 116.8 cm) Classification:Textiles-Embroidered Credit Line:Gift of Marvin S. Traub, 1972 Accession Number:1972.36 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.
Period:Ming dynasty (1368–1644) Date:17th century Culture:China Medium:Silk, feather, and metallic thread embroidery on silk gauze Dimensions:21 1/8 x 46 in. (53.7 x 116.8 cm) Classification:Textiles-Embroidered Credit Line:Gift of Marvin S. Traub, 1972 Accession Number:1972.36 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.