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Wrapper for the Tapestry Scroll Mingling of Clear and Muddy Water at the Junction of the Jing and Wei Rivers

1736–95

China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign

(1736–95)
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Medium
Silk and metal thread: tapestry weave, painted with ink and colors
Measurements
warp: 76.2 cm (30 in.); weft: 93.3 cm (36 3/4 in.); Overall: 55.5 x 55 cm (21 7/8 x 21 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1915.618.b
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The cloth to wrap the tapestry scroll, Mingling of Clear and Muddy Water at the Junction of the Jing and Wei Rivers, CMA 1915.618.a, features a dragon, emblem of imperial power, on an imperial yellow ground.
A square silk textile depicts a tan, four-clawed dragon swirling across a bright yellow field. Its golden-brown body snakes through a dense arrangement of multicolored clouds in shades of blue, green, and red. A dark blue border frames the composition, featuring a repeating pattern of small pink and red floral motifs. The dragon's forward-facing head, positioned near the top, has wide eyes and an open mouth.

Wrapper for the Tapestry Scroll Mingling of Clear and Muddy Water at the Junction of the Jing and Wei Rivers

1736–95

China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95)

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