AN EMBROIDERED YELLOW SILK 'DRAGON' THRONE-SEAT CUSHION COVER FRAGMENT QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

worked in satin stitch and couched gold-wrapped threads, with five-clawed dragons in pursuit of 'flaming pearls' amid clouds and bats, the central dragon enclosed within a circular medallion portrayed frontally, framed

Vallin Galleries, Wilton, Connecticut, 17th January 1988.

In stable condition but with very subtle discoloration throughout (including fading to the embroidery), some minor snags and losses to the gold-wrapped thread, and horizontal wear and losses toward the bottom of the panel. Please note that the silk fragment was not removed from the frame for examination, thus the edges and verso could not be inspected.
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