Antique Chinese Ming Dynasty Silk Brocade Gold Eight Dragons Imperial Nobility. Long Banner Dragon Chasing Pearl Woven Silk. This piece came from an Anthropologist in the USA that collected world textiles. This is a long banner 90 inches long x 11 inches wide. It is made from finely woven silk, a Damask silk brocade. It has been sewn together in eight pieces to make one. It depicts eight, four clawed dragons chasing the flaming pearl in the sky with clouds, and the land from the sea uprising. It has a dark navy blue background, with gold thread for the dragons, and multi colours. Expensive fabrics like this one was only for the Imperial Court and Nobility. I believe this piece is late Ming, or early Qing. It is in fair condition, it is lined with paper on the back. Missing the right top border. It has an even colour throughout. The window on the side is not showing is making it look faded. Condition Fair, border top right missing. Size — 90 x 11 inches. Age — 1640 – 1840. It will be packed in a small box. All packages are now sent with t r acking number, I will give you different quotes to suit you. We start all our listings with low start prices, and this does not reflect the value of the item. Thank you, so much, for checking out this listing, please watch for a collection of Ethnographic, Antique. KEEP LOOKING FOR NEW LISTINGS. The item “Antique Chinese Ming Dynasty Silk Brocade Gold Eight Dragons Imperial Nobility” is in sale since Wednesday, November 04, 2015. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\China\Robes & Textiles”. The seller is “!jane!” and is located in North Vancouver, British Columbia. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Color: Dark Blue
- Maker: Ming
- Type: Banner
- Primary Material: Silk
- Age: 1640 – 1840
- Region of Origin: China
- Original/Reproduction: Original