Textile with Coiled Dragons, Jin dynasty (1115–1234), China, Plain-weave silk brocaded with metallic thread, 29 1/8 x 13 in. (74 x 33 cm), Textiles-Woven, This textile represents the tradition of northern China's Jin dynasty, which was known for textiles brocaded in gold with offset asymmetrical motifs on a solid-colored background. The motif here is a coiled dragon with a flaming jewel
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Textile, Coiled Dragons, Jin dynasty, 1115–1234, China, Plain-weave silk brocaded, metallic thread, 29 1/8 x 13, 74 33 cm, Textiles-Woven, textile, represents, tradition, northern China, textiles, gold, offset asymmetrical, motifs, solid-colored background, motif, coiled dragon, flaming jewel
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