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Panel with Dragon, Phoenix, and Peonies

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Panel with Dragon, Phoenix, and Peonies

Period:: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Date:: 16th century
Culture:: China
Medium:: Silk and metallic thread tapestry (kesi)
Dimensions:: Overall: 14 1/2 x 23 3/4 in. (36.8 x 60.3 cm)
Classification:: Textiles
Credit Line:: Rogers Fund, 1932
Accession Number:: 32.111.1

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Description

This panel is not complete, but its horizontal composition suggests that it may once have been part of a valance. The presence of both a dragon and a phoenix is often identified with conjugal harmony.
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What
Silk (34,059)

Textiles (32,918)

Panels (2,839)

Tapestries (2,189)

Kesi (85)
Where
Asia (68,257)

China (17,423)
When
A.D. 1400-1600 (20,619)
In the Museum
Asian Art (35,226)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
China, 1400–1600 A.D.

Central and North Asia, 1400–1600 A.D.

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