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Japenese Dragon Silk wall art

By SorobaJo, 19 January, 2011
Description

This is a beautiful Japenese Dragon embroidery. It is hand wrapped silk and metallic thread on black silk. There is some fading of the black silk but no tears. I believe this to be Japenese because the dragons have 3 toes. The dragons are female because of the fan tails but that is the limit of my knowledge. I was told by an appraiser that this is possibly 18th century if not older and could bea "sleep" ?? Would love to know more about this. The back has a seal from the company that framed it here in the states and I do not know where the sticker below it originated from. There are no other markings that I can see. Depending on how the light hits this art it will look more gold or more silver (see first 2 pictures).

Category
Asian Art
Medium
silk and wrapped silk thread
Distinguishing marks
unknown
Condition
Excellent
Size and dimensions of this item
24" X 26 "
Date Period
possibly 18th century or later
History
Brought to America in early 1900's from an unknown traveler from the Orient.
eBay Auction Link
Price Paid (If known)
$90
For Sale?
Yes
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SorobaJo

14 years 6 months ago

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