Textile Fragment

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This textile fragment depicts a dramatic image of a dragon moving among jagged rocks. In its complete form, it originally would have also depicted a hunter aiming a large rock at the dragon. The dragon was a popular subject for miniature painters, upon whose illustrations textiles like this one were based. The design of this example is brilliantly conceived; a highly skilled artist must have designed the cartoon for this ferocious scene of the mythical monster.

Textile Fragment, Silk and metal wrapped yarns; compound weaveSatin and twill interconnected

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Textile Fragment, Silk and metal wrapped yarns; compound weaveSatin and twill interconnected
Textile Fragment, Silk and metal wrapped yarns; compound weaveSatin and twill interconnected
Textile Fragment, Silk and metal wrapped yarns; compound weaveSatin and twill interconnected

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