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This vivid silk tapestry, lavishly embellished with gold thread, depicts a coiling dragon rising through clouds above mountains and waves. A colorful phoenix flies over blooming peonies, a garden rock, and a magic mushroom—all symbols of an age of peace and prosperity.
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清 緙絲龍鳳呈祥圖
Title: 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-Tapestries
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1932
Accession Number: 32.111.1
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