Description: This is a 19th C. Qing [Ching] [Ch'ing] Dynasty Chinese silk embroidered palace banner segment, C. 1850. Measuring at 75" long, it is a composite of many banners that would have been used as interior accents in palaces, temples, and even some homes. Hung to celebrate special events, this banner segment is brocade-woven of dark blue silk with gold and coral lung dragons chasing a flaming pearl depicted, surrounded by clouds, mountains, and waves. There is a mirror image on the reverse side. Please note that there is breakdown of the silk throughout (see photos). 

For more information, refer to the book Threads of Gold: Chinese Textiles Ming to Ch'ing by Haig, Paul and Marla Shelton. Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2006. A photo of a similar fragment can be located on page 249 or the book Imperial Silks: Ch'ing Dynasty Textiles in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts Volume II, Jacobson, Robert. Art Media Resources, Ltd, 2000. 

Dimensions: 18.5" x 75"

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C: AHB; BL: LBEE
02.08.17 SC