Period:Ming dynasty (1368–1644) Date:early 17th century Culture:China Medium:Embroidered silk gauze Dimensions:Diam. 12 in. (30.5 cm) Classification:Textiles-Embroidered Credit Line:Anonymous Gift, 1946 Accession Number:46.133.23 In this festival badge, worn by an official during court ceremonies, a dragon rises from a stylized primordial mountain landscape amid supernatural clouds. The inclusion of the fall-blooming chrysanthemum suggests that the badge was to be used for one of the autumn festivals.
Period:Ming dynasty (1368–1644) Date:early 17th century Culture:China Medium:Embroidered silk gauze Dimensions:Diam. 12 in. (30.5 cm) Classification:Textiles-Embroidered Credit Line:Anonymous Gift, 1946 Accession Number:46.133.23 In this festival badge, worn by an official during court ceremonies, a dragon rises from a stylized primordial mountain landscape amid supernatural clouds. The inclusion of the fall-blooming chrysanthemum suggests that the badge was to be used for one of the autumn festivals.