A rare fragment of a silk four clawed 'dragon' jacket, late Ming dynasty/early Qing dynasty.

A deep blue silk brocade with a golden four clawed dragon in wild pursuit of the flaming pearl. Red lining. Height with collar 55 cm. Length arm to arm 126 cm.

Fragment, reworked.

Alkuperä - Provenienssi

Property of a private Finnish Collection.

The collection was formed between 1980-2020, the collector has had an interest in China and Chinese Works of Art since childhood, growing up in Beijing. He returned to China in grownup years for work, he came to live in China altogether more than 40 years. His love of China, and Chinese works of art is mirrored in the collection and being an academic collector, he never got tired of learning more about the subject by studying literature, attending lectures, visiting museums, auction houses and befriending curators from Peking, Hong Kong, London, Paris, and Stockholm. The collection consists of both Chinese ceramics and textiles, This being part 2, a part of the textile collection.

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Compare also with a short Man's coat, China (Tibet), 17th century. Washington DC University - The Textile Museum collection, 2023.18.15. The Myrna and Sam Myers Collection.

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