Physical description Wall or door-hanging, velvet, woven in colours with a dragon and pearl among clouds above waves in the centre, forming a circle, and surrounded by dragons, flowers, and clouds. Narrow border of fret pattern, and wider outer border carrying out the general design. Place of Origin China (made) Date 1644-1888 (made) Artist/maker Unknown Materials and Techniques Woven velvet Dimensions Height: 422 cm, Width: 417 cm Object history note Purchased from Mons. S. Bing, Paris, on 15 December 1887. According to registration records, this object came 'from the Summer Palace at Pekin', which refers to the imperial summer retreat Yuanmingyuan, located north of Beijing. Yuanming yuan was destroyed by British and French troops during the Second Opium War in 1860. Whether this object came from Yuanmingyuan is difficult to verify. Descriptive line Textile hanging, velvet with dragon design, China, Qing dynasty, 1644-1888 Materials Silk Techniques Velvet weave Categories Textiles; Interiors Collection East Asia Collection
Physical description Wall or door-hanging, velvet, woven in colours with a dragon and pearl among clouds above waves in the centre, forming a circle, and surrounded by dragons, flowers, and clouds. Narrow border of fret pattern, and wider outer border carrying out the general design. Place of Origin China (made) Date 1644-1888 (made) Artist/maker Unknown Materials and Techniques Woven velvet Dimensions Height: 422 cm, Width: 417 cm Object history note Purchased from Mons. S. Bing, Paris, on 15 December 1887. According to registration records, this object came 'from the Summer Palace at Pekin', which refers to the imperial summer retreat Yuanmingyuan, located north of Beijing. Yuanming yuan was destroyed by British and French troops during the Second Opium War in 1860. Whether this object came from Yuanmingyuan is difficult to verify. Descriptive line Textile hanging, velvet with dragon design, China, Qing dynasty, 1644-1888 Materials Silk Techniques Velvet weave Categories Textiles; Interiors Collection East Asia Collection