Chinese
Flag, early 19th century
Embroidered silk, metallic fibers , 406.4 x 335.3 cm (160 x 132 in.)
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This is a triangular embroidered Chinese silk flag with metallic fibers. It is a right triangle with the corner in the top left of the image, and it is missing the top right hand point. It is trimmed in sections of green on the diagonal and the left-hand edge, with each section containing a different embroidered image of floral-like designs in yellow, light blue and dark blue. The central triangle is dominated by a golden dragon that seems to disappear and reemerge in swirls of blue clouds. The dragon is embroidered in various hues of gold to indicate scales and has a line of hair running along its spine in the same light and dark blues as the clouds. The dragon is on a patchwork pink background.
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Commentary
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