Textile Fragment

mid-16th century

Not on view

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.

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Title: Textile Fragment
Date: mid-16th century
Geography: Attributed to Iran
Medium: Silk and metal wrapped yarns; compound weaveSatin and twill interconnected
Dimensions: Textile: H. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm)
W. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
Mount: H. 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm)
W. 9 in. (22.9 cm)
D. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Woven
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1909
Object Number: 09.225.1
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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