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