Chinese brocade chair cover with crane, lions and dragons

A long vertical silk brocade in gold, rust and blue tones. A central crane with spread wings is flanked by cloud motifs, while lions and dragon-like forms appear in the corner panels above and below, over a dense repeat of rosettes and floral scrolls.

Artist

Unknown

Date

18th century

Medium

Brocade (jin): woven silk and metal-wrapped threads

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

1386 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art