omgthatartifact:Canopy with Dragons and PhoenixesChina (Yuan Dynasty)The Metropolitan Museum of ArtT
omgthatartifact:Canopy with Dragons and PhoenixesChina (Yuan Dynasty)The Metropolitan Museum of ArtTitle: Panel with Phoenixes and FlowersMedium: Silk and metallic thread embroidery on silk gauzeA marvelous embroidery work, this canopy represents two powerful phoenixes that strongly resemble a fourteenth-century stone relief panel unearthed in Dadu, the capital city of the Yuan dynasty (now Beijing). Although the precise function is unclear, it may have been designed as canopy for use in a tent by a member of the ruling Mongol family. (x) -- source link
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