A group of fine yellow silk brocade 'dragon' robe fragments, an embroidered blue silk 'Mang dragon' panel and a deep orange velvet 'Mang dragon' table frontal17th/18th century
The robe fragments from a chaofu finely woven with sinuous four-clawed dragons in typical late Ming style on a cloud pattern ground; the blue silk 'dragon' panel of half-moon shape, with gold thread four-clawed dragons among wispy clouds and Buddhist emblems; the velvet altar frontal with a front-facing Ming style four-clawed dragon woven with gold thread.
The altar frontal:93cm (36 3/4in) x 92.5cm (36 3/8in) (8).注脚For a very similar table frontal, dated 1804, see J. Vollmer, Chicago (2000), Clothed to Rule the Universe: Ming and Qing Dynasty Textiles at The Art Institute of Chicago, p. 40, plate XXI, cat. no. 39, museum no. 1938,1331.